Mark 2:6

2:6 Now some of the experts in the law ¹  were sitting there, turning these things over in their minds: ² 

Mark 7:1

Breaking Human Traditions

7:1 Now ³  the Pharisees ⁴  and some of the experts in the law ⁵  who came from Jerusalem ⁶  gathered around him.

Mark 15:35

15:35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah!” ⁷ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[2:6]  ² tn Grk “Reasoning within their hearts.”

[7:1]  ³ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[7:1]  ⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 2:16.

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Or “and some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[7:1]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[15:35]  ⁵ sn Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like the name Elijah.