Mark 3:22

3:22 The experts in the law ¹  who came down from Jerusalem ²  said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” ³  and, “By the ruler ⁴  of demons he casts out demons.”

Mark 4:41

4:41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this? ⁵  Even the wind and sea obey him!” ⁶ 

Mark 5:31

5:31 His disciples said to him, “You see the crowd pressing against you and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”

Mark 6:35

6:35 When it was already late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is an isolated place ⁷  and it is already very late.

Mark 11:28

11:28 and said, “By what authority ⁸  are you doing these things? Or who gave you this authority to do these things?”

Mark 14:31

14:31 But Peter ⁹  insisted emphatically, ¹⁰  “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

Mark 14:70

14:70 But he denied it again. A short time later the bystanders again said to Peter, “You must be ¹¹  one of them, because you are also a Galilean.”

Mark 15:31

15:31 In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law ¹²  – were mocking him among themselves: ¹³  “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!

[3:22]  ¹ tn Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[3:22]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:22]  ³ tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

[3:22]  ⁴ tn Or “prince.”

[4:41]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ authority over creation raised a question for the disciples about who he was exactly (Who then is this?). This verse shows that the disciples followed Jesus even though they did not know all about him yet.

[4:41]  ⁶ sn This section in Mark (4:35-5:43) contains four miracles: (1) the calming of the storm; (2) the exorcism of the demon-possessed man; (3) the giving of life to Jairus’ daughter; (4) the healing of the woman hemorrhaging for twelve years. All these miracles demonstrate Jesus’ right to proclaim the kingdom message and his sovereign authority over forces, directly or indirectly, hostile to the kingdom. The last three may have been brought together to show that Jesus had power over all defilement, since contact with graves, blood, or a corpse was regarded under Jewish law as causing a state of ritual uncleanness.

[6:35]  ⁹ tn Or “a desert” (meaning a deserted or desolate area with sparse vegetation).

[11:28]  ¹³ tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ.

[14:31]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:31]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “said emphatically.”

[14:70]  ²¹ tn Grk “Truly you are.”

[15:31]  ²⁵ tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22. Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.

[15:31]  ²⁶ tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said among themselves.”