Discovery BoxMark 4:10 
Context4:10 When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
Mark 4:18
Context4:18 Others are the ones sown among thorns: They are those who hear the word,
Mark 12:3
Context12:3 But 1 those tenants 2 seized his slave, 3 beat him, 4 and sent him away empty-handed. 5
Mark 16:10
Context16:10 She went out and told those who were with him, while they were mourning and weeping.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
2 tn Grk “But they”; the referent (the tenants, v. 1) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Grk “seizing him, they beat and sent away empty-handed.” The referent of the direct object of “seizing” (the slave sent by the owner) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The objects of the verbs “beat” and “sent away” have been supplied in the translation to conform to English style. Greek often omits direct objects when they are clear from the context.
4 sn The image of the tenants beating up the owner’s slave pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
5 sn The slaves being sent empty-handed suggests that the vineyard was not producing any fruit – and thus neither was the nation of Israel.
