Mark 12:6

12:6 He had one left, his one dear son. ¹  Finally he sent him to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

Mark 13:26

13:26 Then everyone ²  will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds ³  with great power and glory.

Mark 9:17

9:17 A member of the crowd said to him, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute.

Mark 8:31

First Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

8:31 Then ⁴  Jesus ⁵  began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer ⁶  many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, ⁷  and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Mark 9:12

9:12 He said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised?

Mark 14:62

14:62 “I am,” said Jesus, “and you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand ⁸  of the Power ⁹  and coming with the clouds of heaven.” ¹⁰ 

[12:6]  ¹ tn Grk “one beloved son.” See comment at Mark 1:11.

[13:26]  ² tn Grk “they.”

[13:26]  ³ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.

[8:31]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:31]  ⁵ sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis, since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.

[8:31]  ⁶ tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[14:62]  ⁴ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1. This is a claim that Jesus shares authority with God in heaven. Those present may have thought they were his judges, but, in fact, the reverse was true.

[14:62]  ⁵ sn The expression the right hand of the Power is a circumlocution for referring to God. Such indirect references to God were common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.

[14:62]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13.