Mark 1:30

1:30 Simon’s mother-in-law was lying down, sick with a fever, so ¹  they spoke to Jesus ²  at once about her.

Mark 4:5

4:5 Other seed fell on rocky ground ³  where it did not have much soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. ⁴ 

Mark 5:30

5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”

Mark 5:42

5:42 The girl got up at once and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). They were completely astonished at this. ⁵ 

Mark 6:27

6:27 So ⁶  the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s ⁷  head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

² tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.

⁴ tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”

⁵ tn The Greek word εὐθύς (euqus, often translated “immediately” or “right away”) has not been translated here. It sometimes occurs with a weakened, inferential use (BDAG 406 s.v. 2), not contributing significantly to the flow of the narrative. For further discussion, see R. J. Decker, Temporal Deixis of the Greek Verb in the Gospel of Mark with Reference to Verbal Aspect (SBG 10), 73-77.

⁶ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

⁷ tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.