Mark 13:36

13:36 or else he might find you asleep when he returns suddenly.

Mark 14:45

14:45 When Judas ¹  arrived, he went up to Jesus ²  immediately and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed ³  him.

Mark 5:23

5:23 He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”

Mark 14:40

14:40 When he came again he found them sleeping; they could not keep their eyes open. ⁴  And they did not know what to tell him.

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 11:13

11:13 After noticing in the distance a fig tree with leaves, he went to see if he could find any fruit ⁵  on it. When he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.

Mark 15:43

15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, ⁶  who was himself looking forward to ⁷  the kingdom of God, ⁸  went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ⁹ 

[14:45]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:45]  ² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:45]  ³ sn Judas’ act of betrayal when he kissed Jesus is especially sinister when it is realized that it was common in the culture of the times for a disciple to kiss his master when greeting him.

[14:40]  ¹ tn Grk “because their eyes were weighed down,” an idiom for becoming extremely or excessively sleepy (L&N 23.69).

[11:13]  ¹ tn Grk “anything.”

[15:43]  ¹ tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.

[15:43]  ² tn Or “waiting for.”

[15:43]  ³ sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, this remark that he was looking forward to the kingdom of God and his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.

[15:43]  ⁴ sn Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Luke 23:51). He did this because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial.