Mark 7:19

7:19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” ¹  (This means all foods are clean.) ² 

Mark 11:11

11:11 Then ³  Jesus ⁴  entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

Mark 13:9

Persecution of Disciples

13:9 “You must watch out for yourselves. You will be handed over ⁵  to councils ⁶  and beaten in the synagogues. ⁷  You will stand before governors and kings ⁸  because of me, as a witness to them.

[7:19]  ¹ tn Or “into the latrine.”

[7:19]  ² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[11:11]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the transition from the previous narrative.

[11:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:9]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[13:9]  ⁸ 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.