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Mark 1:26

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1:26 After throwing him into convulsions, the unclean spirit cried out with a loud voice and came out of him.

Mark 1:32

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1:32 When it was evening, after sunset, they brought to him all who were sick and demon-possessed.

Mark 2:1

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Healing and Forgiving a Paralytic

2:1 Now 1  after some days, when he returned to Capernaum, 2  the news spread 3  that he was at home.

Mark 8:7

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8:7 They also had a few small fish. After giving thanks for these, he told them to serve these as well.

Mark 9:28

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9:28 Then, 4  after he went into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

Mark 10:16

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10:16 After he took the children in his arms, he placed his hands on them and blessed them.

Mark 13:24

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The Arrival of the Son of Man

13:24 “But in those days, after that suffering, 5  the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;

Mark 14:23

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14:23 And after taking the cup and giving thanks, he gave it to them, and they all drank from it.

Mark 15:17

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15:17 They put a purple cloak 6  on him and after braiding 7  a crown of thorns, 8  they put it on him.

1 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

2 sn Capernaum was a town on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee, 680 ft (204 m) below sea level. It was a major trade and economic center in the North Galilean region.

map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

3 tn Grk “it was heard.”

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

5 tn Traditionally, “tribulation.”

6 sn The purple cloak probably refers to a military garment which had the color of royal purple, and thus resembled a king’s robe. The soldiers did this to Jesus as a form of mockery in view of the charges that he was a king (cf. 15:2).

7 tn Or “weaving.”

8 sn The crown may have been made from palm spines or some other thorny plant common in Israel. In placing the crown of thorns on his head, the soldiers were unwittingly symbolizing God’s curse on humanity (cf. Gen 3:18) being placed on Jesus. Their purpose would have been to mock Jesus’ claim to be a king; the crown of thorns would have represented the “radiant corona” portrayed on the heads of rulers on coins and other artifacts in the 1st century.



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