Mark 8:16
Context8:16 So they began to discuss with one another about having no bread. 1
Mark 9:34
Context9:34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest.
Mark 4:41
Context4:41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another, “Who then is this? 2 Even the wind and sea obey him!” 3
Mark 9:50
Context9:50 Salt 4 is good, but if it loses its saltiness, 5 how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other.”
Mark 15:31
Context15:31 In the same way even the chief priests – together with the experts in the law 6 – were mocking him among themselves: 7 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself!


[8:16] 1 tn Grk “And they were discussing with one another that they had no bread.”
[4:41] 2 sn Jesus’ authority over creation raised a question for the disciples about who he was exactly (Who then is this?). This verse shows that the disciples followed Jesus even though they did not know all about him yet.
[4:41] 3 sn This section in Mark (4:35-5:43) contains four miracles: (1) the calming of the storm; (2) the exorcism of the demon-possessed man; (3) the giving of life to Jairus’ daughter; (4) the healing of the woman hemorrhaging for twelve years. All these miracles demonstrate Jesus’ right to proclaim the kingdom message and his sovereign authority over forces, directly or indirectly, hostile to the kingdom. The last three may have been brought together to show that Jesus had power over all defilement, since contact with graves, blood, or a corpse was regarded under Jewish law as causing a state of ritual uncleanness.
[9:50] 3 sn Salt was used as seasoning or fertilizer (BDAG 41 s.v. ἅλας a), or as a preservative. If salt ceased to be useful, it was thrown away. With this illustration Jesus warned about a disciple who ceased to follow him.
[9:50] 4 sn The difficulty of this saying is understanding how salt could lose its saltiness since its chemical properties cannot change. It is thus often assumed that Jesus was referring to chemically impure salt, perhaps a natural salt which, when exposed to the elements, had all the genuine salt leached out, leaving only the sediment or impurities behind. Others have suggested the background of the saying is the use of salt blocks by Arab bakers to line the floor of their ovens: Under the intense heat these blocks would eventually crystallize and undergo a change in chemical composition, finally being thrown out as unserviceable. A saying in the Talmud (b. Bekhorot 8b) attributed to R. Joshua ben Chananja (ca.
[15:31] 4 tn Or “with the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22. Only “chief priests” is in the nominative case; this sentence structure attempts to capture this emphasis.
[15:31] 5 tn Grk “Mocking him, the chief priests…said among themselves.”