Markus 3:32

3:32 A crowd was sitting around him and they said to him, “Look, your mother and your brothers ¹  are outside looking for you.”

Markus 4:15

4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan ²  comes and snatches the word ³  that was sown in them.

Markus 4:24

4:24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, ⁴  and more will be added to you.

Markus 9:22

9:22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Markus 9:30

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

9:30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. But ⁵  Jesus ⁶  did not want anyone to know,

Markus 11:18

11:18 The chief priests and the experts in the law ⁷  heard it and they considered how they could assassinate ⁸  him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed by his teaching.

Markus 13:22

13:22 For false messiahs ⁹  and false prophets will appear and perform signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, the elect.

Markus 14:1

The Plot Against Jesus

14:1 Two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the chief priests and the experts in the law ¹⁰  were trying to find a way ¹¹  to arrest Jesus ¹²  by stealth and kill him.

[3:32]  ¹ tc ‡ Many mss read “and your sisters” here after “your brothers” (A D Γ 700 pm it). However, the pedigree of several of the mss which lack this phrase is considerable (א B C K L W Δ Θ Ë^1,13 28 33 565 892 1241 1424 2542 pm lat sy). It seems likely that this phrase was added by an early Western scribe to harmonize this statement with Jesus’ response in v. 35. NA²⁷ has the words in brackets, indicating some doubt as to their authenticity.

[4:15]  ² sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

[4:15]  ³ sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

[4:24]  ⁴ tn Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”

[9:30]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[9:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:18]  ⁷ tn Or “The chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[11:18]  ⁸ tn Grk “how they could destroy him.”

[13:22]  ⁹ tn Or “false christs”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[14:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “the chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

[14:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “were seeking how.”

[14:1]  ¹² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.