Discovery BoxMark 2:15
Context2:15 As Jesus 1 was having a meal 2 in Levi’s 3 home, many tax collectors 4 and sinners were eating with Jesus and his disciples, for there were many who followed him.
Mark 2:18
Context2:18 Now 5 John’s 6 disciples and the Pharisees 7 were fasting. 8 So 9 they came to Jesus 10 and said, “Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples don’t fast?”
Mark 4:1
Context4:1 Again he began to teach by the lake. Such a large crowd gathered around him that he got into a boat on the lake and sat there while 11 the whole crowd was on the shore by the lake.
Mark 6:31
Context6:31 He said to them, “Come with me privately to an isolated place and rest a while” (for many were coming and going, and there was no time to eat).
[2:15] 1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[2:15] 2 tn Grk “As he reclined at table.”
[2:15] 4 sn The tax collectors would bid to collect taxes for the Roman government and then add a surcharge, which they kept. Since tax collectors worked for Rome, they were viewed as traitors to their own people and were not well liked.
[2:18] 5 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[2:18] 6 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
[2:18] 7 sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.
[2:18] 8 sn John’s disciples and the Pharisees followed typical practices with regard to fasting and prayer. Many Jews fasted regularly (Lev 16:29-34; 23:26-32; Num 29:7-11). The zealous fasted twice a week on Monday and Thursday.
[2:18] 9 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate that in the narrative this question happened as a result of the fasting of John’s disciples and the Pharisees.
[2:18] 10 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[4:1] 9 tn Grk “and all the crowd.” The clause in this phrase, although coordinate in terms of grammar, is logically subordinate to the previous clause.
