Markus 2:8

2:8 Now ¹  immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, ²  he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? ³ 

Markus 12:32

12:32 The expert in the law said to him, “That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him. ⁴ 

Markus 13:1

The Destruction of the Temple

13:1 Now ⁵  as Jesus ⁶  was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and buildings!” ⁷ 

Markus 13:27

13:27 Then he will send angels and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. ⁸ 

Markus 14:49

14:49 Day after day I was with you, teaching in the temple courts, yet ⁹  you did not arrest me. But this has happened so that ¹⁰  the scriptures would be fulfilled.”

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the shift from the thoughts of the experts in the law to Jesus’ response.

[2:8]  ² tn Grk “they were thus reasoning within themselves.”

[2:8]  ³ tn Grk “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?”

[12:32]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 4:35.

[13:1]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[13:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ⁷ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[13:27]  ⁸ tn Or “of the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[14:49]  ⁹ tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) is elastic enough to be used contrastively on occasion, as here.

[14:49]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.