Markus 4:25

4:25 For whoever has will be given more, but ¹  whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.” ² 

Markus 5:16

5:16 Those who had seen what had happened to the demon-possessed man reported it, and they also told about the pigs.

Markus 13:1

The Destruction of the Temple

13:1 Now ³  as Jesus ⁴  was going out of the temple courts, one of his disciples said to him, “Teacher, look at these tremendous stones and buildings!” ⁵ 

Markus 14:36

14:36 He said, “Abba, ⁶  Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup ⁷  away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

[4:25]  ¹ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:25]  ² sn What he has will be taken from him. The meaning is that the one who accepts Jesus’ teaching concerning his person and the kingdom will receive a share in the kingdom now and even more in the future, but for the one who rejects Jesus’ words, the opportunity that that person presently possesses with respect to the kingdom will someday be taken away forever.

[13:1]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[13:1]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:1]  ⁵ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[14:36]  ⁶ tn The word means “Father” in Aramaic.

[14:36]  ⁷ sn This cup alludes to the wrath of God that Jesus would experience (in the form of suffering and death) for us. See Ps 11:6; 75:8-9; Isa 51:17, 19, 22 for this figure.