Markus 1:8

1:8 I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

Markus 1:18

1:18 They left their nets immediately and followed him. ¹ 

Markus 9:30

Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection

9:30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. But ²  Jesus ³  did not want anyone to know,

Markus 13:31

13:31 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ⁴ 

[1:18]  ¹ sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

[9:30]  ² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[9:30]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:31]  ⁴ sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself! For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.