Markus 1:2
Konteks1:2 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, 1
“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way, 2
Markus 4:15
Konteks4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan 3 comes and snatches the word 4 that was sown in them.
Markus 4:24
Konteks4:24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, 5 and more will be added to you.
Markus 13:20
Konteks13:20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them 6 short.
[1:2] 1 tc Instead of “in Isaiah the prophet” the majority of
[1:2] 2 sn The opening lines of the quotation are from Exod 23:20; Mal 3:1. Here is the forerunner who points the way to the arrival of God’s salvation. His job is to prepare and guide the people, as the cloud did for Israel in the desert.
[4:15] 3 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] 4 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] 5 tn Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”