Mark 9:16

9:16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

Mark 15:44

15:44 Pilate was surprised that he was already dead. He ¹  called the centurion and asked him if he had been dead for some time.

Mark 9:21

9:21 Jesus ²  asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

Mark 12:28

The Greatest Commandment

12:28 Now ³  one of the experts in the law ⁴  came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus ⁵  answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Mark 14:60

14:60 Then ⁶  the high priest stood up before them ⁷  and asked Jesus, “Have you no answer? What is this that they are testifying against you?”

Mark 15:2

15:2 So ⁸  Pilate asked him, “Are you the king ⁹  of the Jews?” He replied, ¹⁰  “You say so.” ¹¹ 

[15:44]  ¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[9:21]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:28]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[12:28]  ² tn Or “One of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[12:28]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:60]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[14:60]  ² tn Grk “in the middle.”

[15:2]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action in the narrative.

[15:2]  ² sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

[15:2]  ³ tn Grk “answering, he said to him.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the syntax of the phrase has been modified for clarity.

[15:2]  ⁴ sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership (mentioned in Matt 26:64 and Luke 22:70).