Markus 5:23

5:23 He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.”

Markus 8:25

8:25 Then Jesus ¹  placed his hands on the man’s ²  eyes again. And he opened his eyes, ³  his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Markus 15:24

15:24 Then ⁴  they crucified ⁵  him and divided his clothes, throwing dice ⁶  for them, to decide what each would take.

[8:25]  ¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:25]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (the blind man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:25]  ³ tn Or “he looked intently”; or “he stared with eyes wide open” (BDAG 226 s.v. διαβλέπω 1).

[15:24]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[15:24]  ⁵ sn See the note on Crucify in 15:13.

[15:24]  ⁶ 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.