Markus 3:27

3:27 But no one is able to enter a strong man’s ¹  house and steal his property unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can thoroughly plunder his house. ² 

Markus 9:41

9:41 For I tell you the truth, ³  whoever gives you a cup of water because ⁴  you bear Christ’s ⁵  name will never lose his reward.

[3:27]  ¹ sn The strong man here pictures Satan.

[3:27]  ² sn Some see the imagery here as similar to Eph 4:7-10, although no opponents are explicitly named in that passage. Jesus has the victory over Satan. Jesus’ acts of healing mean that the war is being won and the kingdom is coming.

[9:41]  ³ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[9:41]  ⁴ tn Grk “in [the] name that of Christ you are.”

[9:41]  ⁵ tn Or “bear the Messiah’s”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[9:41]  sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.