Mark 3:30

3:30 (because they said, “He has an unclean spirit”).

Mark 4:23

4:23 If anyone has ears to hear, he had better listen!”

Mark 10:9

10:9 Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”


sn Unclean spirit refers to an evil spirit.

tn The translation “had better listen!” captures the force of the third person imperative more effectively than the traditional “let him hear,” which sounds more like a permissive than an imperative to the modern English reader. This was Jesus’ common expression to listen and heed carefully (cf. Matt 11:15; 13:9, 43; Mark 4:9; Luke 8:8, 14:35).