Mark 4:15
4:15 These are the ones on the path where the word is sown: Whenever they hear, immediately Satan 1 comes and snatches the word 2 that was sown in them.
Mark 4:24
4:24 And he said to them, “Take care about what you hear. The measure you use will be the measure you receive, 3 and more will be added to you.
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 8:18
8:18 Though you have eyes, don’t you see? And though you have ears, can’t you hear? 4 Don’t you remember?
Mark 13:7
13:7 When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, do not be alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 5
1 sn Interestingly, the synoptic parallels each use a different word for Satan here: Matt 13:19 has “the evil one,” while Luke 8:12 has “the devil.” This illustrates the fluidity of the gospel tradition in often using synonyms at the same point of the parallel tradition.
2 sn The word of Jesus has the potential to save if it germinates in a person’s heart, something the devil is very much against.
3 tn Grk “by [the measure] with which you measure it will be measured to you.”
4 tn Grk “do you not hear?”
5 tn Grk “it is not yet the end.”