Discovery BoxMark 1:15 
Context1:15 He 1 said, “The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God 2 is near. Repent and believe the gospel!”
Mark 3:29
Context3:29 But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, but is guilty of an eternal sin” 3
Mark 7:19
Context7:19 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 8:35
Context8:35 For whoever wants to save his life 6 will lose it, 7 but whoever loses his life for my sake and for the gospel will save it.
Mark 14:71
Context14:71 Then he began to curse, and he swore with an oath, “I do not know this man you are talking about!”
1 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
2 sn The kingdom of God is a reference to the sovereign activity of God as he rules over his creation and brings his plans to realization.
3 sn Is guilty of an eternal sin. This passage has troubled many people, who have wondered whether or not they have committed this eternal sin. Three things must be kept in mind: (1) the nature of the sin is to ascribe what is the obvious work of the Holy Spirit (e.g., releasing people from Satan’s power) to Satan himself; (2) it is not simply a momentary doubt or sinful attitude, but is indeed a settled condition which opposes the Spirit’s work, as typified by the religious leaders who opposed Jesus; and (3) a person who is concerned about it has probably never committed this sin, for those who commit it here (i.e., the religious leaders) are not in the least concerned about Jesus’ warning. On this last point see W. W. Wessel, “Mark,” EBC 8:645-46.
4 tn Or “into the latrine.”
5 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
6 tn Or “soul” (throughout vv. 35-37).
7 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.
