Markus 1:22

1:22 The people there ¹  were amazed by his teaching, because he taught them like one who had authority, ²  not like the experts in the law. ³ 

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 7:3

7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, ⁵  holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

Markus 9:28

9:28 Then, ⁶  after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

[1:22]  ¹ tn Grk “They.”

[1:22]  ² sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim; he taught with authority. A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.

[1:22]  ³ tn Or “the scribes.” The traditional rendering of γραμματεύς (grammateu") as “scribe” does not communicate much to the modern English reader, for whom the term might mean “professional copyist,” if it means anything at all. The people referred to here were recognized experts in the law of Moses and in traditional laws and regulations. Thus “expert in the law” comes closer to the meaning for the modern reader.

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

[7:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “except they wash the hands with a fist,” a ceremonial washing (though the actual method is uncertain).

[9:28]  ⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.