7:24 After Jesus 5 left there, he went to the region of Tyre. 6 When he went into a house, he did not want anyone to know, but 7 he was not able to escape notice.
8:34 Then 8 Jesus 9 called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, “If anyone wants to become my follower, 10 he must deny 11 himself, take up his cross, 12 and follow me.
9:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
9:42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone 14 tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
1 tn Grk “And after warning him, he immediately sent him away and told him.”
2 sn The silence ordered by Jesus was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 1:34; 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and 9:9 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence concerning him and his ministry.
3 sn On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Lev 14:1-32.
4 tn Or “as an indictment against them”; or “as proof to the people.” This phrase could be taken as referring to a positive witness to the priests, a negative testimony against them, or as a testimony to the community that the man had indeed been cured. In any case, the testimony shows that Jesus is healing and ministering to those in need.
5 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
6 tc Most
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7 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
9 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 tn Grk “to follow after me.”
11 tn 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.
12 sn To bear the cross means to accept the rejection of the world for turning to Jesus and following him. Discipleship involves a death that is like a crucifixion; see Gal 6:14.
13 sn How one responds now to Jesus and his teaching is a reflection of how Jesus, as the Son of Man who judges, will respond then in the final judgment.
14 tn Grk “the millstone of a donkey.” This refers to a large flat stone turned by a donkey in the process of grinding grain (BDAG 661 s.v. μύλος 2; L&N 7.68-69). The same term is used in the parallel account in Matt 18:6.
sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin.