Markus 4:17

4:17 But ¹  they have no root in themselves and do not endure. ²  Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

Markus 5:26

5:26 She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

Markus 7:3

7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they perform a ritual washing, ³  holding fast to the tradition of the elders.

[4:17]  ¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:17]  ² tn Grk “are temporary.”

[7:3]  ³ tn Grk “except they wash the hands with a fist,” a ceremonial washing (though the actual method is uncertain).