Markus 11:4

11:4 So ¹  they went and found a colt tied at a door, outside in the street, and untied it.

Markus 12:16

12:16 So ²  they brought one, and he said to them, “Whose image ³  is this, and whose inscription?” They replied, ⁴  “Caesar’s.”

Markus 14:23

14:23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

[11:4]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

[12:16]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate their response to Jesus’ request for a coin.

[12:16]  ³ tn Or “whose likeness.”

[12:16]  sn In this passage Jesus points to the image (Grk εἰκών, eikwn) of Caesar on the coin. This same Greek word is used in Gen 1:26 (LXX) to state that humanity is made in the “image” of God. Jesus is making a subtle yet powerful contrast: Caesar’s image is on the denarius, so he can lay claim to money through taxation, but God’s image is on humanity, so he can lay claim to each individual life.

[12:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “they said to him.”