Markus 8:8

8:8 Everyone ¹  ate and was satisfied, and they picked up the broken pieces left over, seven baskets full.

Markus 12:18

Marriage and the Resurrection

12:18 Sadducees ²  (who say there is no resurrection) ³  also came to him and asked him, ⁴ 

Markus 16:3

16:3 They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

[8:8]  ¹ tn Grk “They.”

[12:18]  ² sn The Sadducees controlled the official political structures of Judaism at this time, being the majority members of the Sanhedrin. They were known as extremely strict on law and order issues (Josephus, J. W. 2.8.2 [2.119], 2.8.14 [2.164-166]; Ant. 13.5.9 [13.171-173], 13.10.6 [13.293-298], 18.1.2 [18.11], 18.1.4 [18.16-17], 20.9.1 [20.199]; Life 2 [10-11]). They also did not believe in resurrection or in angels, an important detail in v. 25. See also Matt 3:7, 16:1-12, 22:23-34; Luke 20:27-38; Acts 4:1, 5:17, 23:6-8.

[12:18]  ³ sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

[12:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.