Markus 1:32-34
Konteks1:32 When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed. 1:33 The whole town gathered by the door. 1:34 So 1 he healed many who were sick with various diseases and drove out many demons. 2 But 3 he would not permit the demons to speak, 4 because they knew him. 5
Markus 1:40-41
Konteks1:40 Now 6 a leper 7 came to him and fell to his knees, asking for help. “If 8 you are willing, you can make me clean,” he said. 1:41 Moved with compassion, 9 Jesus 10 stretched out his hand and touched 11 him, saying, “I am willing. Be clean!”
[1:34] 1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
[1:34] 2 sn Note how the author distinguishes healing from exorcism here, implying that the two are not identical.
[1:34] 3 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[1:34] 4 sn Why Jesus would not permit the demons to speak is much discussed. Two possibilities are (1) the mere source of the testimony (demonic) and (2) that the title, with its political implications, may have had elements that Jesus wished to avoid until the full nature of his mission was clarified.
[1:34] 5 tc The
[1:40] 6 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[1:40] 7 sn The ancient term for leprosy covers a wider array of conditions than what we call leprosy today. A leper was totally ostracized from society until he was declared cured (Lev 13:45-46).
[1:40] 8 tn This is a third class condition. The report portrays the leper making no presumptions about whether Jesus will heal him or not.
[1:41] 9 tc The reading found in almost the entire NT ms tradition is σπλαγχνισθείς (splancnisqei", “moved with compassion”). Codex Bezae (D), {1358}, and a few Latin
[1:41] 10 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:41] 11 sn Touched. This touch would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean (Lev 14:46; also Mishnah, m. Nega’im 3.1; 11.1; 12.1; 13.6-12).