Mark 3:31

Jesus’ True Family

3:31 Then ¹  Jesus’ ²  mother and his brothers ³  came. Standing ⁴  outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

Mark 6:21

6:21 But ⁵  a suitable day ⁶  came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Mark 7:25

7:25 Instead, a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit ⁷  immediately heard about him and came and fell at his feet.

Mark 9:28

9:28 Then, ⁸  after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

Mark 12:37

12:37 If David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” ⁹  And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

Mark 13:1

The Destruction of the Temple

13:1 Now ¹⁰  as Jesus ¹¹  was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and buildings!” ¹² 

[3:31]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[3:31]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:31]  ³ sn The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.

[3:31]  ⁴ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[6:21]  ⁶ tn Grk “a day of opportunity”; cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὔκαιρος, “in our lit. only pert. to time than is considered a favorable occasion for some event or circumstance, well-timed, suitable.”

[7:25]  ⁹ sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.

[9:28]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[12:37]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “David himself calls him ‘Lord.’ So how is he his son?” The conditional nuance, implicit in Greek, has been made explicit in the translation (cf. Matt 22:45).

[13:1]  ²¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[13:1]  ²² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ²³ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.