Discovery BoxMark 5:40 
Context5:40 And they began making fun of him. 1 But he put them all outside 2 and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions 3 and went into the room where the child was. 4
Mark 6:48
Context6:48 He 5 saw them straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. As the night was ending, 6 he came to them walking on the sea, 7 for 8 he wanted to pass by them. 9
Mark 9:2
Context9:2 Six days later 10 Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them, 11
1 tn Grk “They were laughing at him.” The imperfect verb has been taken ingressively.
2 tn Or “threw them all outside.” The verb used, ἐκβάλλω (ekballw), almost always has the connotation of force in Mark.
3 tn Grk “those with him.”
4 tn Grk “into where the child was.”
5 tn This verse is one complete sentence in the Greek text, but it has been broken into two sentences in English for clarity.
6 tn Grk “about the fourth watch of the night,” between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.
7 tn Or “on the lake.”
8 tn The καί (kai) was translated so as to introduce a subordinate clause, i.e., with the use of “for.” See BDF §442.9.
9 sn The statement he wanted to pass by them is somewhat difficult to understand. There are at least two common interpretations: (1) it refers to the perspective of the disciples, that is, from their point of view it seemed that Jesus wanted to pass by them; or (2) it refers to a theophany and uses the language of the Greek Old Testament (LXX) when God “passed by” Moses at Sinai (cf. Exod 33:19, 22). According to the latter alternative, Jesus is “passing by” the disciples during their struggle, in order to assure them of his presence with them. See W L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 236.
10 tn Grk “And after six days.”
11 sn In 1st century Judaism and in the NT, there was the belief that the righteous get new, glorified bodies in order to enter heaven (1 Cor 15:42-49; 2 Cor 5:1-10). This transformation means the righteous will share the glory of God. One recalls the way Moses shared the Lord’s glory after his visit to the mountain in Exod 34. So the disciples saw Jesus transfigured, and they were getting a sneak preview of the great glory that Jesus would have (only his glory is more inherent to him as one who shares in the rule of the kingdom).
