Mark 2:10

2:10 But so that you may know ¹  that the Son of Man ²  has authority on earth to forgive sins,” – he said to the paralytic ³  –

Mark 4:11

4:11 He said to them, “The secret ⁴  of the kingdom of God has been given ⁵  to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,

Mark 5:35

5:35 While he was still speaking, people came from the synagogue ruler’s ⁶  house saying, “Your daughter has died. Why trouble the teacher any longer?”

Mark 7:37

7:37 People were completely astounded and said, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

Mark 9:13

9:13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”

Mark 9:22

9:22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him. But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Mark 10:40

10:40 but to sit at my right or at my left is not mine to give. It is for those for whom it has been prepared.” ⁷ 

Mark 10:52

10:52 Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith has healed you.” Immediately he regained ⁸  his sight and followed him on the road.

Mark 12:43

12:43 He called his disciples and said to them, “I tell you the truth, ⁹  this poor widow has put more into the offering box ¹⁰  than all the others. ¹¹ 

Mark 13:19-20

13:19 For in those days there will be suffering ¹²  unlike anything that has happened ¹³  from the beginning of the creation that God created until now, or ever will happen. 13:20 And if the Lord had not cut short those days, no one would be saved. But because of the elect, whom he chose, he has cut them ¹⁴  short.

Mark 14:9

14:9 I tell you the truth, ¹⁵  wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”

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¹ sn Now Jesus put the two actions together. The walking of the man would be proof (so that you may know) that his sins were forgiven and that God had worked through Jesus (i.e., the Son of Man).

² sn The term Son of Man, which is a title in Greek, comes from a pictorial description in Dan 7:13 of one “like a son of man” (i.e., a human being). It is Jesus’ favorite way to refer to himself. Jesus did not reveal the background of the term here, which mixes human and divine imagery as the man in Daniel rides a cloud, something only God does. He just used it. It also could be an idiom in Aramaic meaning either “some person” or “me.” So there is a little ambiguity in its use here, since its origin is not clear at this point. However, the action makes it clear that Jesus used it to refer to himself here.

³ sn Jesus did not finish his sentence with words but with action, that is, healing the paralytic with an accompanying pronouncement to him directly.

⁴ tn Grk “the mystery.”

sn The key term secret (μυστήριον, musthrion) can mean either (1) a new revelation or (2) a revealing interpretation of existing revelation as in Dan 2:17-23, 27-30. Jesus seems to be explaining how current events develop old promises, since the NT consistently links the events of Jesus’ ministry and message with old promises (Rom 1:1-4; Heb 1:1-2). The traditional translation of this word, “mystery,” is misleading to the modern English reader because it suggests a secret which people have tried to uncover but which they have failed to understand (L&N 28.77).

⁵ tn This is an example of a “divine passive,” with God understood to be the source of the revelation (see ExSyn 437-38).

⁶ sn See the note on synagogue rulers in 5:22.

⁷ sn After the first passion prediction in 8:31 Jesus rebuked Peter as having been used by Satan. After the second passion prediction in 9:31 the disciples were concerned about who would be the greatest in the kingdom. After the third passion prediction in 10:33 James and John asked for positions of honor and rulership in the kingdom, revealing their complete misunderstanding of the nature of the kingdom and exposing their inadequacy as true disciples of Jesus. Jesus replied that such positions were for those for whom it has been prepared.

⁸ tn Or “received” (see the note on the phrase “let me see again” in v. 51).

⁹ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”

¹⁰ tn See the note on the term “offering box” in v. 41.

¹¹ sn Has put more into the offering box than all the others. With God, giving is weighed evaluatively, not counted. The widow was praised because she gave sincerely and at some considerable cost to herself.

¹² tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”

¹³ sn Suffering unlike anything that has happened. Some refer this event to the destruction of Jerusalem in a.d. 70. While the events of a.d. 70 may reflect somewhat the comments Jesus makes here, the reference to the scope and severity of this judgment strongly suggest that much more is in view. Most likely Jesus is referring to the great end-time judgment on Jerusalem in the great tribulation.

¹⁴ tn Grk “the days.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”