Markus 8:28

8:28 They said, ¹  “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, ²  and still others, one of the prophets.”

Markus 12:16

12:16 So ³  they brought one, and he said to them, “Whose image ⁴  is this, and whose inscription?” They replied, ⁵  “Caesar’s.”

Markus 14:31

14:31 But Peter ⁶  insisted emphatically, ⁷  “Even if I must die with you, I will never deny you.” And all of them said the same thing.

[8:28]  ¹ tn Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[8:28]  ² sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.

[12:16]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate their response to Jesus’ request for a coin.

[12:16]  ⁴ tn Or “whose likeness.”

[12:16]  sn In this passage Jesus points to the image (Grk εἰκών, eikwn) of Caesar on the coin. This same Greek word is used in Gen 1:26 (LXX) to state that humanity is made in the “image” of God. Jesus is making a subtle yet powerful contrast: Caesar’s image is on the denarius, so he can lay claim to money through taxation, but God’s image is on humanity, so he can lay claim to each individual life.

[12:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “they said to him.”

[14:31]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “said emphatically.”