Markus 1:31

1:31 He came and raised her up by gently taking her hand. Then the fever left her and she began to serve ¹  them.

Markus 3:2

3:2 They watched ²  Jesus ³  closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, ⁴  so that they could accuse him.

[1:31]  ¹ tn The imperfect verb is taken ingressively here.

[3:2]  ² sn The term translated watched…closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him.

[3:2]  ³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:2]  ⁴ sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6).