Markus 1:30

1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so ¹  they spoke to Jesus ²  at once about her.

Markus 12:18

Marriage and the Resurrection

12:18 Sadducees ³  (who say there is no resurrection) ⁴  also came to him and asked him, ⁵ 

Markus 14:45

14:45 When Judas ⁶  arrived, he went up to Jesus ⁷  immediately and said, “Rabbi!” and kissed ⁸  him.

[1:30]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[1:30]  ² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:18]  ³ sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). They also did not believe in resurrection or in angels, an important detail in v. 25. See also Matt 3:7, 16:1-12, 22:23-34; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 4:1, 5:17, 23:6-8.

[12:18]  ⁴ sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

[12:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[14:45]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:45]  ⁷ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:45]  ⁸ sn Judas’ act of betrayal when he kissed Jesus is especially sinister when it is realized that it was common in the culture of the times for a disciple to kiss his master when greeting him.