Markus 1:16

1:16 As he went along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew, Simon’s brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). ¹ 

Markus 1:19

1:19 Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their ²  boat mending nets.

Markus 3:17

3:17 to James and his brother John, the sons of Zebedee, ³  he gave the name Boanerges (that is, “sons of thunder”);

Markus 5:37

5:37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, ⁴  and John, the brother of James.

Markus 13:12

13:12 Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against ⁵  parents and have them put to death.

[1:16]  ¹ sn This is a parenthetical comment by the author.

[1:19]  ² tn Or “a boat.” The phrase ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ (en tw ploiw) can either refer to a generic boat, some boat (as it seems to do in Matt 4:21); or it can refer to “their” boat, implying possession. Mark assumes a certain preunderstanding on the part of his readers about the first four disciples and hence the translation “their boat” is justified (cf. also v. 20 in which the “hired men” indicates that Zebedee’s family owned the boats).

[3:17]  ³ tn Grk “to James, the son of Zebedee, and John, the brother of James.”

[5:37]  ⁴ tn Grk “and James,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[13:12]  ⁵ tn Or “will rebel against.”