Markus 8:6

8:6 Then ¹  he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. After he took the seven loaves and gave thanks, he broke them and began giving them to the disciples to serve. So ²  they served the crowd.

Markus 12:33

12:33 And to love him with all your heart, with all your mind, and with all your strength ³  and to love your neighbor as yourself ⁴  is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

Markus 15:36

15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, ⁵  put it on a stick, ⁶  and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”

[8:6]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[8:6]  ² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[12:33]  ³ sn A quotation from Deut 6:5.

[12:33]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[15:36]  ⁵ sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.

[15:36]  ⁶ tn Grk “a reed.”