Mark 3:20

Context

Jesus and Beelzebul

3:20 Now¹ Jesus² went home, and a crowd gathered so that they were not able to eat.

Mark 8:26

Context
8:26 Jesus³ sent him home, saying, “Do not even go into the village.”⁴

[3:20] ¹tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[3:20] ²tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:26] ³tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:26] ⁴tc Codex Bezae (D) replaces “Do not even go into the village” with “Go to your house, and do not tell anyone, not even in the village.” Other mss with some minor variations (Θ Ë¹³ 28 565 2542 pc) expand on this prohibition to read “Go to your house, and if you go into the village, do not tell anyone.” There are several other variants here as well. While these expansions are not part of Mark’s original text, they do accurately reflect the sense of Jesus’ prohibition.