translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: MRK

label: NET translator note

text: Or “the chief priests and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22 .


text: Grk “were seeking how.”


text: Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Μύρον ( muron ) was usually made of myrrh (from which the English word is derived) but here it is used in the sense of ointment or perfumed oil (L&N 6.205). The adjective πιστικῆς ( pistikh" ) is difficult with regard to its exact meaning; some have taken it to derive from πίστις ( pistis ) and relate to the purity of the oil of nard. More probably it is something like a brand name, “pistic nard,” the exact significance of which has not been discovered. sn Nard or spikenard is a fragrant oil from the root and spike of the nard plant of northern India. This aromatic oil , if made of something like nard, would have been extremely expensive, costing up to a year’s pay for an average laborer.


text: The word “expensive” is not in the Greek text but has been included to suggest a connection to the lengthy phrase “costly aromatic oil from pure nard” occurring earlier in v. 3 . The author of Mark shortened this long phrase to just one word in Greek when repeated here, and the phrase “expensive ointment” used in the translation is intended as an abbreviated paraphrase.


text: Here γάρ ( gar ) has not been translated.


text: Grk “three hundred denarii.” One denarius was the standard day’s wage, so the value exceeded what a laborer could earn in a year (taking in to account Sabbaths and feast days when no work was done).


text: The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.


text: In the Greek text of this clause, “me” is in emphatic position (the first word in the clause). To convey some impression of the emphasis, an exclamation point is used in the translation.


text: Grk “Truly ( ἀμήν , amhn ), I say to you.”


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.


text: Grk “betray him to them”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: The words “the feast of” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity.


text: Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “so” to indicate the flow within the narrative.


text: Grk “and came.”


text: The prepositional phrase “to the house” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied for clarity.


text: Grk “while they were reclined at the table.” sn 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table , but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.


text: Or “will hand me over”; Grk “one of you will betray me, the one who eats with me.”


text: Grk “one who dips with me.” The phrase “his hand” has been supplied in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “this is my blood of the covenant that is poured out for many.” In order to avoid confusion about which is poured out, the translation supplies “blood” twice so that the following phrase clearly modifies “blood,” not “covenant.”


text: Grk “the produce” (“the produce of the vine” is a figurative expression for wine).


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “said emphatically.”


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “and James,” but καί ( kai ) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.


text: The word means “Father” in Aramaic.


text: Grk “because their eyes were weighed down,” an idiom for becoming extremely or excessively sleepy (L&N 23.69).


text: Or “Sleep on, and get your rest.” This sentence can be taken either as a question or a sarcastic command.


text: 565 2542 pc it) reads, “Enough of that! It is the end and the hour has come.” Evidently, this addition highlights Jesus’ assertion that what he had predicted about his own death was now coming true (cf. Luke 22:37 ). Even though the addition highlights the accuracy of Jesus’ prediction, it should not be regarded as part of the text of Mark, since it receives little support from the rest of the witnesses and because D especially is prone to expand the wording of a text.


text: Grk “the one who betrays me.”


text: Or “approached.” This is a different verb than the one translated “arrived” in Matt 26:47 and below in v. 45 , although in this context the meanings probably overlap.


text: Or “from the chief priests, scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22 .


text: Grk “the one who betrays him.”


text: Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Grk “put their hands on him.”


text: See the note on the word “slave” in 10:44 .


text: Or “a revolutionary.” This term can refer to one who stirs up rebellion: BDAG 594 s.v. λῃστής 2 has “ revolutionary, insurrectionist ,” citing evidence from Josephus ( J. W. 2.13.2-3 [2.253-254]). However, this usage generally postdates Jesus’ time. It does refer to a figure of violence. Luke uses the same term for the highwaymen who attack the traveler in the parable of the good Samaritan ( Luke 10:30 ).


text: Grk “and”; καί ( kai ) is elastic enough to be used contrastively on occasion, as here.


text: Grk “But so that”; the verb “has happened” is implied.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.


text: Grk “they”; the referent (Jesus’ disciples) has been specified in the translation for clarity.


text: Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22 .


text: Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.


text: Grk “Some standing up gave false testimony against him, saying.”


text: Grk “in the middle.”


text: Grk “questioned him and said to him.”


text: Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” sn See the note on Christ in 8:29 .


text: Grk “What do you think?”


text: For the translation of ῥάπισμα ( rJapisma ), see L&N 19.4.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.


text: The Greek term here is παιδίσκη ( paidiskh ), referring to a slave girl or slave woman.


text: Grk “he denied it, saying.” The participle λέγων ( legwn ) is redundant in English and has not been translated.


text: Grk “I do not know or understand what you are saying.” In the translation this is taken as a hendiadys (a figure of speech where two terms express a single meaning, usually for emphatic reasons).


text: 33 [1424] Ï lat). The omission could have been intentional on the part of some Alexandrian scribes who wished to bring this text in line with the other Gospel accounts that only mention a rooster crowing once ( Matt 26:74 ; Luke 22:60 ; John 18:27 ). The insertion could be an attempt to make the fulfillment of Jesus’ prophecy in 14:30 more explicit. Internally, the words “and a rooster crowed” fit Mark’s Gospel here, not only in view of 14:30 , “before a rooster crows twice,” but also in view of the mention of “a second time” in 14:71 (a reading which is much more textually secure). Nevertheless, a decision is difficult. A real rooster crowing is probably in view here (rather than the Roman trumpet call known as gallicinium ), in part due to the fact that Mark mentions the rooster crowing twice. See the discussion at Matt 26:74 .


text: Grk “Truly you are.”


text: This occurrence of the word ἀλέκτωρ ( alektwr , “rooster”) is anarthrous and consequently may not point back explicitly to the rooster which had crowed previously in v. 68 . The reason for the anarthrous construction is most likely to indicate generically that some rooster crowed. Further, the translation of ἀλέκτωρ as an indefinite noun retains the subtlety of the Greek in only hinting at the Lord’s prediction v. 30 . See also NAB, TEV, NASB.


text: Grk “he wept deeply.”