Mark 9:25

9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering, he rebuked ¹  the unclean spirit, ²  saying to it, “Mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

Mark 11:18

11:18 The chief priests and the experts in the law ³  heard it and they considered how they could assassinate ⁴  him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

Mark 14:43

Betrayal and Arrest

14:43 Right away, while Jesus ⁵  was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. ⁶  With him came a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and experts in the law ⁷  and elders.

[9:25]  ¹ tn Or “commanded” (often with the implication of a threat, L&N 33.331).

[9:25]  ² sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.

[11:18]  ³ tn Or “The chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[11:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “how they could destroy him.”

[14:43]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:43]  ⁶ tn Or “approached.” This is a different verb than the one translated “arrived” in Matt 26:47 and below in v. 45, although in this context the meanings probably overlap.

[14:43]  ⁷ tn Or “from the chief priests, scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.