Mark 2:2

2:2 So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by ¹  the door, and he preached the word to them.

Mark 11:14

11:14 He said to it, ²  “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard it. ³ 

Mark 1:45

1:45 But as the man ⁴  went out he began to announce it publicly and spread the story widely, so that Jesus ⁵  was no longer able to enter any town openly but stayed outside in remote places. Still ⁶  they kept coming ⁷  to him from everywhere.

Mark 9:25

9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked ⁸  the unclean spirit, ⁹  saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

[2:2]  ¹ tn Some translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) take the preposition πρός (pro"), which indicates proximity, to mean “outside the door.” Others render it as “in front of the door” (TEV, CEV), and still others, “around the door” (NAB). There is some ambiguity inherent in the description here.

[11:14]  ² tn Grk “And answering, he said to it.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and has not been translated.

[11:14]  ³ sn Mark 11:12-14. The incident of the cursing of the fig tree occurs before he enters the temple for a third time (11:27ff) and is questioned at length by the religious leaders (11:27-12:40). It appears that Mark records the incident as a portent of what is going to happen to the leadership in Jerusalem who were supposed to have borne spiritual fruit but have been found by Messiah at his coming to be barren. The fact that the nation as a whole is indicted is made explicit in chapter 13:1-37 where Jesus speaks of Jerusalem’s destruction and his second coming.

[1:45]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:45]  ⁵ tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) often has a mildly contrastive force, as here.

[1:45]  ⁶ tn The imperfect verb has been translated iteratively.

[9:25]  ⁴ tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).

[9:25]  ⁵ sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.