Mark 2:3

2:3 Some people ¹  came bringing to him a paralytic, carried by four of them. ² 

Mark 6:27

6:27 So ³  the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s ⁴  head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

Mark 15:22

15:22 They brought Jesus ⁵  to a place called Golgotha ⁶  (which is translated, “Place of the Skull”). ⁷ 

[2:3]  ¹ tn Grk “they”; the referent (some unnamed people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ² tn The redundancy in this verse is characteristic of the author’s rougher style.

[6:27]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[6:27]  ⁴ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “him.”

[15:22]  ⁶ tn Grk “a place, Golgotha.” This is an Aramaic name; see John 19:17.

[15:22]  ⁷ sn The place called Golgotha (which is translated “Place of the Skull”). This location is north and just outside of Jerusalem. The hill on which it is located protruded much like a skull, giving the place its name. The Latin word for the Greek term κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria, from which the English word “Calvary” is derived (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).