Mark 3:8

3:8 Jerusalem, Idumea, beyond the Jordan River, and around Tyre and Sidon a great multitude came to him when they heard about the things he had done.

Mark 3:22

3:22 The experts in the law who came down from Jerusalem said, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the ruler of demons he casts out demons.”

Mark 11:11

11:11 Then Jesus 10  entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. And after looking around at everything, he went out to Bethany with the twelve since it was already late.

Mark 11:27

11:27 They came again to Jerusalem. 11  While Jesus 12  was walking in the temple courts, 13  the chief priests, the experts in the law, 14  and the elders came up to him

Mark 15:41

15:41 When he was in Galilee, they had followed him and given him support. 15  Many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem 16  were there too.


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tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

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sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.

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

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tn Grk “He has Beelzebul.”

sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical.

tn Or “prince.”

tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the transition from the previous narrative.

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

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

13 tn Grk “the temple.”

14 tn Or “the chief priests, the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.

15 tn Grk “and ministered to him.”

sn Cf. Luke 8:3.

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