Mark 6:21

6:21 But ¹  a suitable day ²  came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

Mark 6:26

6:26 Although it grieved the king deeply, ³  he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests.

Mark 7:19

7:19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then goes out into the sewer.” ⁴  (This means all foods are clean.) ⁵ 

Mark 7:33

7:33 After Jesus ⁶  took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ⁷  ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. ⁸ 

Mark 8:27

Peter’s Confession

8:27 Then Jesus and his disciples went to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. ⁹  On the way he asked his disciples, ¹⁰  “Who do people say that I am?”

Mark 8:35

8:35 For whoever wants to save his life ¹¹  will lose it, ¹²  but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.

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¹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

² tn Grk “a day of opportunity”; cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὔκαιρος, “in our lit. only pert. to time than is considered a favorable occasion for some event or circumstance, well-timed, suitable.”

³ tn Grk “and being deeply grieved, the king did not want.”

⁴ tn Or “into the latrine.”

⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

⁶ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁷ tn Grk “his”; the referent (the deaf man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ sn After spitting, he touched his tongue. It was not uncommon in Judaism of the day to associate curative powers with a person’s saliva. The scene as a whole reflects Jesus’ willingness to get close to people and have physical contact with them where appropriate. See W. L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 267 n. 78.

⁹ map Fpr location see Map1-C1; Map2-F4.

¹⁰ tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying to them.” The phrase λέγων αὐτοῖς (legwn autois) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Or “soul” (throughout vv. 35-37).

¹² sn The point of the saying whoever wants to save his life will lose it is that if one comes to Jesus then rejection by many will certainly follow. If self-protection is a key motivation, then one will not respond to Jesus and will not be saved. One who is willing to risk rejection will respond and find true life.