Markus 3:33

3:33 He answered them and said, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” ¹ 

Markus 5:11

5:11 There on the hillside, ²  a great herd of pigs was feeding.

Markus 6:18

6:18 For John had repeatedly told ³  Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” ⁴ 

[3:33]  ¹ tn Grk “Who is my mother and my brothers?” The use of the singular verb ἐστιν (estin) here singles out Mary above Jesus’ brothers, giving her special prominence (see ExSyn 401-2). This is slightly unnatural in English since the predicate nominative is plural, though, so a plural verb was used in the translation.

[5:11]  ² tn Grk “mountain,” but this might give the English reader the impression of a far higher summit.

[6:18]  ³ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

[6:18]  ⁴ sn It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife. This was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.