Mark 12:28

The Greatest Commandment

12:28 Now ¹  one of the experts in the law ²  came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus ³  answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Mark 16:18

16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; ⁴  they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.”

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¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn Or “One of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn For further comment on the nature of this statement, whether it is a promise or prediction, see ExSyn 403-6.