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 8:34

Following Jesus

8:34 Then ⁴  Jesus ⁵  called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, ⁶  he must deny ⁷  himself, take up his cross, ⁸  and follow me.

[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.

[8:34]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:34]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:34]  ⁶ tn Grk “to follow after me.”

[8:34]  ⁷ tn This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.

[8:34]  ⁸ sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.