Markus 3:31

Jesus’ True Family

3:31 Then ¹  Jesus’ ²  mother and his brothers ³  came. Standing ⁴  outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

Markus 4:26

The Parable of the Growing Seed

4:26 He also said, “The kingdom of God is like someone who spreads seed on the ground.

Markus 6:50

6:50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them: ⁵  “Have courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”

Markus 8:32

8:32 He spoke openly about this. So ⁶  Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

Markus 9:10-11

9:10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

9:11 Then ⁷  they asked him, ⁸  “Why do the experts in the law ⁹  say that Elijah must come first?”

Markus 14:71

14:71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”

Markus 16:3

16:3 They had been asking each other, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?”

¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.

⁴ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁵ tn Grk “he spoke with them, and said to them.”

⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “So” to indicate Peter’s rebuke is in response to Jesus’ teaching about the suffering of the Son of Man.

⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁸ tn Grk “And they were asking him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁹ tn Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.