Markus 3:1

Healing a Withered Hand

3:1 Then ¹  Jesus ²  entered the synagogue ³  again, and a man was there who had a withered ⁴  hand.

Markus 3:13

Appointing the Twelve Apostles

3:13 Now ⁵  Jesus went up the mountain ⁶  and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

Markus 3:31

Jesus’ True Family

3:31 Then ⁷  Jesus’ ⁸  mother and his brothers ⁹  came. Standing ¹⁰  outside, they sent word to him, to summon him.

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

[3:1]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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

[3:1]  ⁴ sn Withered means the man’s hand was shrunken and paralyzed.

[3:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[3:13]  ⁶ tn Or “up a mountain” (εἰς τὸ ὅρος, eis to Joro").

[3:13]  sn The expression up the mountain here may be idiomatic or generic, much like the English “he went to the hospital” (cf. 15:29), or even intentionally reminiscent of Exod 24:12 (LXX), since the genre of the Sermon on the Mount seems to be that of a new Moses giving a new law.

[3:31]  ⁷ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[3:31]  ⁸ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:31]  ⁹ sn The issue of whether Jesus had brothers (siblings) has had a long history in the church. Epiphanius, in the 4th century, argued that Mary was a perpetual virgin and had no offspring other than Jesus. Others argued that these brothers were really cousins. Nothing in the text suggests any of this. See also John 7:3.

[3:31]  ¹⁰ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.