Mark 5:25

5:25 Now ¹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ²  for twelve years. ³ 

Mark 8:9

8:9 There were about four thousand ⁴  who ate. ⁵  Then he dismissed them. ⁶ 

Mark 14:59

14:59 Yet even on this point their testimony did not agree.

Mark 15:25

15:25 It was nine o’clock in the morning ⁷  when they crucified him.

[5:25]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[5:25]  ² tn Grk “a flow of blood.”

[5:25]  ³ sn This story of the woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years is recounted in the middle of the story about Jairus’ daughter. Mark’s account (as is often the case) is longer and more detailed than the parallel accounts in Matt 9:18-26 and Luke 8:40-56. Mark’s fuller account may be intended to show that the healing of the woman was an anticipation of the healing of the little girl.

[8:9]  ⁴ sn The parallel in Matt 15:32-39 notes that the four thousand were only men, a point not made explicit in Mark.

[8:9]  ⁵ tn The words “who ate” are not in the Greek text but have been supplied for clarity.

[8:9]  ⁶ sn Mark 8:1-10. Many commentators, on the basis of similarities between this account of the feeding of the multitude (8:1-10) and that in 6:30-44, have argued that there is only one event referred to in both passages. While there are similarities in language and in the response of the disciples, there are also noticeable differences, including the different number present on each occasion (i.e., 5,000 in chap. 6 and 4,000 here). In the final analysis, the fact that Jesus refers to two distinct feedings in 8:18-20 settles the issue; this passage represents another very similar incident to that recorded in 6:30-44.

[15:25]  ⁷ tn Grk “It was the third hour.” This time would have been approximate, and could refer to the beginning of the process, some time before Jesus was lifted on the cross.