Markus 2:19

2:19 Jesus ¹  said to them, “The wedding guests ²  cannot fast while the bridegroom ³  is with them, can they? ⁴  As long as they have the bridegroom with them they do not fast.

Markus 5:18

5:18 As he was getting into the boat the man who had been demon-possessed asked if he could go ⁵  with him.

Markus 9:19

9:19 He answered them, ⁶  “You ⁷  unbelieving ⁸  generation! How much longer ⁹  must I be with you? How much longer must I endure ¹⁰  you? ¹¹  Bring him to me.”

Markus 9:39

9:39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me.

[2:19]  ¹ tn Grk “And Jesus.”

[2:19]  ² tn Grk “sons of the wedding hall,” an idiom referring to wedding guests, or more specifically, friends of the bridegroom present at the wedding celebration (L&N 11.7).

[2:19]  ³ sn The expression while the bridegroom is with them is an allusion to messianic times (John 3:29; Isa 54:5-6; 62:4-5; 4 Ezra 2:15, 38).

[2:19]  ⁴ tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “can they?”).

[5:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way.

[9:19]  ⁶ tn Grk “And answering, he said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant, but the phrasing of the sentence was modified slightly to make it clearer in English.

[9:19]  ⁷ tn Grk “O.” The marker of direct address, ὦ (w), is functionally equivalent to a vocative and is represented in the translation by “you.”

[9:19]  ⁸ tn Or “faithless.”

[9:19]  sn The rebuke for lack of faith has OT roots: Num 14:27; Deut 32:5, 30; Isa 59:8.

[9:19]  ⁹ tn Grk “how long.”

[9:19]  ¹⁰ tn Or “put up with.” See Num 11:12; Isa 46:4.

[9:19]  ¹¹ sn The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.