Mark 4:31

4:31 It is like a mustard seed ¹  that when sown in the ground, even though it is the smallest of all the seeds in the ground –

Mark 15:40

15:40 There were also women, watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, ²  and Salome.

Mark 9:42

9:42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone ³  tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.

[4:31]  ¹ sn Mustard seeds are known for their tiny size.

[15:40]  ² sn In Matt 27:56 the name Joses is written as Joseph.

[9:42]  ³ tn Grk “the millstone of a donkey.” This refers to a large flat stone turned by a donkey in the process of grinding grain (BDAG 661 s.v. μύλος 2; L&N 7.68-69). The same term is used in the parallel account in Matt 18:6.