Markus 3:22

3:22 The experts in the law ¹  who came down from Jerusalem ²  said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” ³  and, “By the ruler ⁴  of demons he casts out demons.”

Markus 12:38

Warnings About Experts in the Law

12:38 In his teaching Jesus ⁵  also said, “Watch out for the experts in the law. ⁶  They like walking ⁷  around in long robes and elaborate greetings ⁸  in the marketplaces,

Markus 12:40

12:40 They ⁹  devour widows’ property, ¹⁰  and as a show make long prayers. These men will receive a more severe punishment.”

Markus 15:7

15:7 A man named Barabbas was imprisoned with rebels who had committed murder during an insurrection.

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

[3:22]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:22]  ³ tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

[3:22]  sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

[3:22]  ⁴ tn Or “prince.”

[12:38]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:38]  ⁶ tn Or “for the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[12:38]  ⁷ tn In Greek this is the only infinitive in vv. 38-39. It would be awkward in English to join an infinitive to the following noun clauses, so this has been translated as a gerund.

[12:38]  ⁸ sn There is later Jewish material in the Talmud that spells out such greetings in detail. See H. Windisch, TDNT 1:498.

[12:40]  ⁹ tn Grk “who,” continuing the sentence begun in v. 38.

[12:40]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “houses,” “households”; however, the term can have the force of “property” or “possessions” as well (O. Michel, TDNT 5:131; BDAG 695 s.v. οἶκια 1.a).