Mark 2:2

2:2 So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by ¹  the door, and he preached the word to them.

Mark 4:17

4:17 But ²  they have no root in themselves and do not endure. ³  Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

Mark 4:19

4:19 but ⁴  worldly cares, the seductiveness of wealth, ⁵  and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, ⁶  and it produces nothing.

Mark 7:13

7:13 Thus you nullify ⁷  the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like this.”

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¹ tn Some translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) take the preposition πρός (pro"), which indicates proximity, to mean “outside the door.” Others render it as “in front of the door” (TEV, CEV), and still others, “around the door” (NAB). There is some ambiguity inherent in the description here.

² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

³ tn Grk “are temporary.”

⁴ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

⁵ tn Grk “the deceitfulness of riches.” Cf. BDAG 99 s.v. ἀπάτη 1, “the seduction which comes from wealth.”

⁶ sn That is, their concern for spiritual things is crowded out by material things.

⁷ tn Grk “nullifying.” This participle shows the results of the Pharisees’ command.