Markus 2:8

2:8 Now ¹  immediately, when Jesus realized in his spirit that they were contemplating such thoughts, ²  he said to them, “Why are you thinking such things in your hearts? ³ 

Markus 4:21

The Parable of the Lamp

4:21 He also said to them, “A lamp ⁴  isn’t brought to be put under a basket ⁵  or under a bed, is it? Isn’t it to be placed on a lampstand?

Markus 6:38

6:38 He said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” When they found out, they said, “Five – and two fish.”

Markus 8:12

8:12 Sighing deeply in his spirit he said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, ⁶  no sign will be given to this generation.”

Markus 12:34

12:34 When Jesus saw that he had answered thoughtfully, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” Then no one dared any longer to question him.

Markus 15:21

The Crucifixion

15:21 The soldiers ⁷  forced ⁸  a passerby to carry his cross, ⁹  Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country ¹⁰  (he was the father of Alexander and Rufus).

Markus 15:41

15:41 When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. ¹¹  Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem ¹²  were there too.

[2:8]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the shift from the thoughts of the experts in the law to Jesus’ response.

[2:8]  ² tn Grk “they were thus reasoning within themselves.”

[2:8]  ³ tn Grk “Why are you reasoning these things in your hearts?”

[4:21]  ⁴ sn The lamp is probably an ancient oil burning lamp or perhaps a candlestick. Jesus is comparing revelation to light, particularly the revelation of his ministry.

[4:21]  ⁵ tn Or “a bowl”; this refers to any container for dry material of about eight liters (two gallons) capacity. It could be translated “basket, box, bowl” (L&N 6.151).

[8:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

[15:21]  ⁷ tn Grk “They”; the referent (the soldiers) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:21]  ⁸ tn Or “conscripted”; or “pressed into service.”

[15:21]  ⁹ sn Jesus was beaten severely with a whip before this (the prelude to crucifixion, known to the Romans as verberatio, mentioned in Matt 27:26; Mark 15:15; John 19:1), so he would have been weak from trauma and loss of blood. Apparently he was unable to bear the cross himself, so Simon was conscripted to help (in all probability this was only the crossbeam, called in Latin the patibulum, since the upright beam usually remained in the ground at the place of execution). Cyrene was located in North Africa where Tripoli is today. Nothing more is known about this Simon.

[15:21]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps, “was coming in from his field” outside the city (BDAG 15-16 s.v. ἀγρός 1).

[15:41]  ¹¹ tn Grk “and ministered to him.”

[15:41]  sn Cf. Luke 8:3.

[15:41]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.