Mark 3:4

3:4 Then ¹  he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

Mark 9:45

9:45 If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It is better to enter life lame than to have ²  two feet and be thrown into hell.

Mark 10:45

10:45 For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom ³  for many.”

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¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “than having.”

³ sn The Greek word for ransom (λύτρον, lutron) is found here and in Matt 20:28 and refers to the payment of a price in order to purchase the freedom of a slave. The idea of Jesus as the “ransom” is that he paid the price with his own life by standing in humanity’s place as a substitute, enduring the judgment that was deserved for sin.