Markus 4:16

4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy.

Markus 4:30

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

4:30 He also asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

Markus 5:39

5:39 When he entered he said to them, “Why are you distressed and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.”

Markus 10:23

10:23 Then ¹  Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Markus 10:47

10:47 When he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, ²  “Jesus, Son of David, ³  have mercy ⁴  on me!”

Markus 12:29

12:29 Jesus answered, “The most important is: ‘Listen, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.

Markus 15:24

15:24 Then ⁵  they crucified ⁶  him and divided his clothes, throwing dice ⁷  for them, to decide what each would take.

[10:23]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[10:47]  ² tn Grk “to shout and to say.” The infinitive λέγειν (legein) is redundant here and has not been translated.

[10:47]  ³ sn Jesus was more than a Nazarene to this blind person, who saw quite well that Jesus was Son of David. There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]).

[10:47]  ⁴ sn Have mercy on me is a request for healing. It is not owed the man. He simply asks for God’s kind grace.

[15:24]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:24]  ⁶ sn See the note on Crucify in 15:13.

[15:24]  ⁷ tn Grk “by throwing the lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throwing dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling. According to L&N 6.219 a term for “dice” is particularly appropriate.

[15:24]  sn An allusion to Ps 22:18.