Markus 4:5

4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground ¹  where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. ² 

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 7:5

7:5 The Pharisees and the experts in the law asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat ⁴  with unwashed hands?”

[4:5]  ¹ sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.

[4:5]  ² tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”

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

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “eat bread.”