Mark 3

Mark 3:1

74 tc The reading found in almost the entire NT ms tradition is σπλαγχνισθείς (splancnisqei", “moved with compassion”). Codex Bezae (D), (1358), and a few Latin mss (a ff2 r1*) here read ὀργισθείς (ojrgisqei", “moved with anger”). It is more difficult to account for a change from “moved with compassion” to “moved with anger” than it is for a copyist to soften “moved with anger” to “moved with compassion,” making the decision quite difficult. B. M. Metzger (TCGNT 65) suggests that “moved with anger” could have been prompted by 1:43, “Jesus sent the man away with a very strong warning.” It also could have been prompted by the man’s seeming doubt about Jesus’ desire to heal him (v. 40).

As well, it is difficult to explain why scribes would be prone to soften the text here but not in Mark 3:5 or 10:14 (where Jesus is also said to be angry or indignant). Thus, in light of diverse mss supporting “moved with compassion,” and at least a plausible explanation for ὀργισθείς as arising from the other reading, it is perhaps best to adopt σπλαγχνισθείς as the original reading. Nevertheless, a decision in this case is not easy. For the best arguments for ὀργισθείς, however, see M. A. Proctor, “The ‘Western’ Text of Mark 1:41: A Case for the Angry Jesus” (Ph.D. diss., Baylor University, 1999).

75 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

76 sn Touched. This touch would have rendered Jesus ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 14:46; also Mishnah, m. Nega’im 3.1; 11.1; 12.1; 13.6-12).

Mark 3:3

77 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

78 tn Grk “him”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

Mark 3:4

79 tn Grk “And after warning him, he immediately sent him away and told him.”

80 sn The silence ordered by Jesus was probably meant to last only until the cleansing took place with the priests and sought to prevent Jesus’ healings from becoming the central focus of the people’s reaction to him. See also 1:34; 3:12; 5:43; 7:36; 8:26, 30; and 9:9 for other cases where Jesus asks for silence concerning him and his ministry.

81 sn On the phrase bring the offering that Moses commanded see Leviticus 14:1-32.

82 tn Or “as an indictment against them”; or “as proof to the people.” This phrase could be taken as referring to a positive witness to the priests, a negative testimony against them, or as a testimony to the community that the man had indeed been cured. In any case, the testimony shows that Jesus is healing and ministering to those in need.

Mark 3:5

83 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the man who was healed) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

84 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

85 tn Grk “and”; καί (kai) often has a mildly contrastive force, as here.

86 tn The imperfect verb has been translated iteratively.

Mark 3:7

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.”

Mark 3:8

4 tn Some translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) take the preposition πρός (pro"), which indicates proximity, to mean “outside the door.” Others render it as “in front of the door” (TEV, CEV), and still others, “around the door” (NAB). There is some ambiguity inherent in the description here.

Mark 3:9

5 tn Grk “they”; the referent (some unnamed people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

6 tn The redundancy in this verse is characteristic of the author’s rougher style.

Mark 3:10

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Mark 3:11

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Mark 3:12

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