Markus 4:36

4:36 So ¹  after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, ²  and other boats were with him.

Markus 7:3

7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, ³  holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

Markus 15:32

15:32 Let the Christ, ⁴  the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ⁵ 

[4:36]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the response to Jesus’ request.

[4:36]  ² tn It is possible that this prepositional phrase modifies “as he was,” not “they took him along.” The meaning would then be “they took him along in the boat in which he was already sitting” (see 4:1).

[4:36]  sn A boat that held all the disciples would be of significant size.

[7:3]  ³ tn Grk “except they wash the hands with a fist,” a ceremonial washing (though the actual method is uncertain).

[15:32]  ⁴ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[15:32]  sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.

[15:32]  ⁵ sn Mark’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).