Mark 2:14

2:14 As he went along, he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus, sitting at the tax booth. ¹  “Follow me,” he said to him. And he got up and followed him.

Mark 3:32

3:32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers ²  are outside looking for you.”

Mark 3:34

3:34 And looking at those who were sitting around him in a circle, he said, “Here ³  are my mother and my brothers!

Mark 5:15

5:15 They came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the one who had the “Legion” – and they were afraid.

Mark 13:3

Signs of the End of the Age

13:3 So ⁴  while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, ⁵  and Andrew asked him privately,

Mark 16:5

16:5 Then ⁶  as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe ⁷  sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

[2:14]  ¹ tn While “tax office” is sometimes given as a translation for τελώνιον (telwnion, so L&N 57.183), this could give the modern reader a false impression of an indoor office with all its associated furnishings.

[3:32]  ² tc ‡ Many mss read “and your sisters” here after “your brothers” (A D Γ 700 pm it). However, the pedigree of several of the mss which lack this phrase is considerable (א B C K L W Δ Θ Ë^1,13 28 33 565 892 1241 1424 2542 pm lat sy). It seems likely that this phrase was added by an early Western scribe to harmonize this statement with Jesus’ response in v. 35. NA²⁷ has the words in brackets, indicating some doubt as to their authenticity.

[3:34]  ³ tn Grk “Behold my mother and my brothers.”

[13:3]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[13:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “and James and John,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[16:5]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[16:5]  ⁶ sn Mark does not explicitly identify the young man dressed in a white robe as an angel (though the white robe suggests this), but Matthew does (Matt 28:2).