Markus 2:1

Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic

2:1 Now ¹  after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, ²  the news spread ³  that he was at home.

Markus 2:13

The Call of Levi; Eating with Sinners

2:13 Jesus ⁴  went out again by the sea. The whole crowd came to him, and he taught them.

Markus 3:1

Healing a Withered Hand

3:1 Then ⁵  Jesus ⁶  entered the synagogue ⁷  again, and a man was there who had a withered ⁸  hand.

[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.”

[2:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:1]  ⁵ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[3:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:1]  ⁷ sn See the note on synagogue in 1:21.

[3:1]  ⁸ sn Withered means the man’s hand was shrunken and paralyzed.