translation_id: net-engnet

book_id: MRK

label: NET translator note

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


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


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


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


text: Grk “They.”


text: The words “who ate” are not in the Greek text but have been supplied for clarity.


text: Grk “seeking from him.” The participle ζητοῦντες ( zhtountes ) shows the means by which the Pharisees argued with Jesus.


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


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


text: Grk “was giving them orders, saying.” The participle λέγων ( legwn ) is redundant in English and has not been translated.


text: Grk “And they were discussing with one another that they had no bread.”


text: Or “becoming aware of it.”


text: Or “discussing.”


text: Grk “do you not hear?”


text: puts αὐτῷ in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence in the narrative.


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


text: Grk “village, and.” Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.


text: Grk “on him,” but the word πάλιν in v. 25 implies that Jesus touched the man’s eyes at this point.


text: The verb ἀναβλέπω , though normally meaning “look up,” when used in conjunction with blindness means “regain sight.”


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


text: Or “he looked intently”; or “he stared with eyes wide open” (BDAG 226 s.v. διαβλέπω 1).


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


text: 28 565 2542 pc ) expand on this prohibition to read “Go to your house, and if you go into the village, do not tell anyone.” There are several other variants here as well. While these expansions are not part of Mark’s original text, they do accurately reflect the sense of Jesus’ prohibition.


text: Fpr location see Map1-C1 ; Map2-F4 .


text: Grk “he asked his disciples, saying to them.” The phrase λέγων αὐτοῖς ( legwn autois ) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.


text: Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες ( legontes ) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.


text: Grk “Answering, Peter said to him.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “Peter answered him.”


text: Or “the Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” sn The term χριστός ( cristos ) was originally an adjective (“anointed”), developing in LXX into a substantive (“an anointed one”), then developing still further into a technical generic term (“the anointed one”). In the intertestamental period it developed further into a technical term referring to the hoped-for anointed one, that is, a specific individual. In the NT the development starts there (technical-specific), is so used in the gospels, and then develops in Paul to mean virtually Jesus’ last name.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the conclusion of the episode.


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


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


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


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “So” to indicate Peter’s rebuke is in response to Jesus’ teaching about the suffering of the Son of Man.


text: Grk “people’s.”


text: Grk “to follow after me.”


text: This translation better expresses the force of the Greek third person imperative than the traditional “let him deny,” which could be understood as merely permissive.


text: Or “soul” (throughout vv. 35-37 ).


text: Grk “a man,” but ἄνθρωπος ( anqrwpo" ) is used in a generic sense here to refer to both men and women.


text: Here καί ( kai ) has been translated as “yet” to indicate the contrast present in this context.