Mark 9:11

9:11 Then ¹  they asked him, ²  “Why do the experts in the law ³  say that Elijah must come first?”

Mark 9:28

9:28 Then, ⁴  after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

[9:11]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[9:11]  ² tn Grk “And they were asking him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[9:11]  ³ tn Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[9:28]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.