Markus 4:15

4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan ¹  comes and snatches the word ²  that was sown in them.

Markus 13:34

13:34 It is like a man going on a journey. He left his house and put his slaves ³  in charge, assigning ⁴  to each his work, and commanded the doorkeeper to stay alert.

[4:15]  ¹ sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.

[4:15]  ² sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.

[13:34]  ³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 10:44.

[13:34]  ⁴ tn Grk “giving.”