Markus 3:2

3:2 They watched ¹  Jesus ²  closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, ³  so that they could accuse him.

Markus 4:21

The Parable of the Lamp

4:21 He also said to them, “A lamp ⁴  isn’t brought to be put under a basket ⁵  or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

Markus 8:23

8:23 He took the blind man by the hand and brought him outside of the village. Then ⁶  he spit on his eyes, placed his hands on his eyes ⁷  and asked, “Do you see anything?”

Markus 10:38

10:38 But Jesus said to them, “You don’t know what you are asking! Are you able to drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I experience?” ⁸ 

[3:2]  ¹ sn The term translated watched…closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him.

[3:2]  ² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:2]  ³ sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6).

[4:21]  ⁴ sn The lamp is probably an ancient oil burning lamp or perhaps a candlestick. Jesus is comparing revelation to light, particularly the revelation of his ministry.

[4:21]  ⁵ tn Or “a bowl”; this refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “basket, box, bowl” (L&N 6.151).

[8:23]  ⁶ tn Grk “village, and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[8:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “on him,” but the word πάλιν in v. 25 implies that Jesus touched the man’s eyes at this point.

[10:38]  ⁸ tn Grk “baptism I am baptized with.” This same change has been made in v. 39.