Markus 6:7

Sending Out the Twelve Apostles

6:7 Jesus ¹  called the twelve and began to send them out two by two. He gave them authority over the unclean spirits. ² 

Markus 12:32

12:32 The expert in the law said to him, “That is true, Teacher; you are right to say that he is one, and there is no one else besides him. ³ 

Markus 15:32

15:32 Let the Christ, ⁴  the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, that we may see and believe!” Those who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. ⁵ 

[6:7]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:7]  ² sn The phrase unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.

[12:32]  ³ sn A quotation from Deut 4:35.

[15:32]  ⁴ tn Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

[15:32]  sn See the note on Christ in 8:29.

[15:32]  ⁵ sn Mark’s wording suggests that both of the criminals spoke abusively to him. If so, one of them quickly changed his attitude toward Jesus (see Luke 23:40-43).