Mark 4:15

4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan ¹  comes and snatches the word ²  that was sown in them.

Mark 5:30

5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”

Mark 11:2

11:2 and said to them, “Go to the village ahead of you. ³  As soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there that has never been ridden. ⁴  Untie it and bring it here.

Mark 14:43

Betrayal and Arrest

14:43 Right away, while Jesus ⁵  was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. ⁶  With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law ⁷  and elders.

[4:15]  ¹ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

[4:15]  ² sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

[11:2]  ³ tn Grk “the village lying before you” (BDAG 530 s.v. κατέναντι 2.b).

[11:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “a colt tied there on which no one of men has ever sat.”

[14:43]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:43]  ⁶ tn Or “approached.” This is a different verb than the one translated “arrived” in Matt 26:47 and below in v. 45, although in this context the meanings probably overlap.

[14:43]  ⁷ tn Or “from the chief priests, scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.