Mark 5:28

5:28 for she kept saying, ¹  “If only I touch his clothes, I will be healed.” ² 

Mark 10:26

10:26 They were even more astonished and said ³  to one another, “Then ⁴  who can be saved?” ⁵ 

Mark 16:16

16:16 The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

[5:28]  ¹ tn The imperfect verb is here taken iteratively, for the context suggests that the woman was trying to muster up the courage to touch Jesus’ cloak.

[5:28]  ² tn Grk “saved.”

[10:26]  ³ tn Grk “But they were even more astonished, saying.” The participle λέγονες (legontes) has been translated here as a finite verb to emphasize the sequence of events: The disciples were astonished, then they spoke.

[10:26]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of thought.

[10:26]  ⁵ sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?