Mark 4:24

4:24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, ¹  and more will be added to you.

Mark 12:38

Warnings About Experts in the Law

12:38 In his teaching Jesus ²  also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. ³  They like walking ⁴  around in long robes and elaborate greetings ⁵  in the marketplaces,

Mark 13:9

Persecution of Disciples

13:9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over ⁶  to councils ⁷  and beaten in the synagogues. ⁸  You will stand before governors and kings ⁹  because of me, as a witness to them.

[4:24]  ¹ tn Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”

[12:38]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:38]  ³ tn Or “for the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[12:38]  ⁴ tn In Greek this is the only infinitive in vv. 38-39. It would be awkward in English to join an infinitive to the following noun clauses, so this has been translated as a gerund.

[12:38]  ⁵ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

[13:9]  ³ tn Grk “They will hand you over.” “They” is an indefinite plural, referring to people in general. The parallel in Matt 10:17 makes this explicit.

[13:9]  ⁴ sn Councils in this context refers to local judicial bodies attached to the Jewish synagogue. This group would be responsible for meting out justice and discipline within the Jewish community.

[13:9]  ⁵ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[13:9]  ⁶ sn These statements look at persecution both from a Jewish context as the mention of councils and synagogues suggests, and from a Gentile one as the reference to governors and kings suggests. Some fulfillment of Jewish persecution can be seen in Acts.