Markus 4:15
Konteks4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan 1 comes and snatches the word 2 that was sown in them.
Markus 10:24
Konteks10:24 The disciples were astonished at these words. But again Jesus said to them, 3 “Children, how hard it is 4 to enter the kingdom of God!
[4:15] 1 sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.
[4:15] 2 sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.
[10:24] 3 tn Grk “But answering, Jesus again said to them.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and has not been translated.
[10:24] 4 tc Most