Markus 13:26

13:26 Then everyone ¹  will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds ²  with great power and glory.

Markus 8:38

8:38 For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him ³  when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

Markus 12:39

12:39 and the best seats in the synagogues ⁴  and the places of honor at banquets.

Markus 10:37

10:37 They said to him, “Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”

Markus 2:12

2:12 And immediately the man ⁵  stood up, took his stretcher, and went out in front of them all. They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this!”

Markus 9:2

The Transfiguration

9:2 Six days later ⁶  Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them, ⁷ 

Markus 7:6

7:6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written:

‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart ⁸  is far from me.

Markus 15:43

15:43 Joseph of Arimathea, a highly regarded member of the council, ⁹  who was himself looking forward to ¹⁰  the kingdom of God, ¹¹  went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. ¹² 

[13:26]  ¹ tn Grk “they.”

[13:26]  ² sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full judging authority.

[8:38]  ³ sn How one responds now to Jesus and his teaching is a reflection of how Jesus, as the Son of Man who judges, will respond then in the final judgment.

[12:39]  ⁴ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[2:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “And after six days.”

[9:2]  ⁷ sn In 1st century Judaism and in the NT, there was the belief that the righteous get new, glorified bodies in order to enter heaven (1 Cor 15:42-49; 2 Cor 5:1-10). This transformation means the righteous will share the glory of God. One recalls the way Moses shared the Lord’s glory after his visit to the mountain in Exod 34. So the disciples saw Jesus transfigured, and they were getting a sneak preview of the great glory that Jesus would have (only his glory is more inherent to him as one who shares in the rule of the kingdom).

[7:6]  ⁸ tn The term “heart” is a collective singular in the Greek text.

[15:43]  ⁹ tn Grk “a councillor” (as a member of the Sanhedrin, see L&N 11.85). This indicates that some individuals among the leaders did respond to Jesus.

[15:43]  ¹⁰ tn Or “waiting for.”

[15:43]  ¹¹ sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, this remark that he was looking forward to the kingdom of God and his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise.

[15:43]  ¹² sn Asking for the body of Jesus was indeed a bold move on the part of Joseph of Arimathea, for it clearly and openly identified him with a man who had just been condemned and executed, namely, Jesus. His faith is exemplary, especially for someone who was a member of the council that handed Jesus over for crucifixion (cf. Luke 23:51). He did this because he sought to give Jesus an honorable burial.