Markus 2:1
Konteks2:1 Now 1 after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, 2 the news spread 3 that he was at home.
Markus 2:19
Konteks2:19 Jesus 4 said to them, “The wedding guests 5 cannot fast while the bridegroom 6 is with them, can they? 7 As long as they have the bridegroom with them they do not fast.
[2:1] 1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
[2:1] 2 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.
[2:1] map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.
[2:1] 3 tn Grk “it was heard.”
[2:19] 5 tn Grk “sons of the wedding hall,” an idiom referring to wedding guests, or more specifically, friends of the bridegroom present at the wedding celebration (L&N 11.7).
[2:19] 6 sn The expression while the bridegroom is with them is an allusion to messianic times (John 3:29; Isa 54:5-6; 62:4-5; 4 Ezra 2:15, 38).
[2:19] 7 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here the tag is “can they?”).