Discovery BoxMark 12:28 
ContextThe Greatest Commandment
12:28 Now 1 one of the experts in the law 2 came and heard them debating. When he saw that Jesus 3 answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”
Mark 16:18
Context16:18 they will pick up snakes with their hands, and whatever poison they drink will not harm them; 4 they will place their hands on the sick and they will be well.”
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.
2 tn Or “One of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn For further comment on the nature of this statement, whether it is a promise or prediction, see ExSyn 403-6.
