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40 And they began making fun of him.[a] But he forced them all outside,[b] and he took the child’s father and mother and his own companions[c] and went into the room where the child was.[d]

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  1. Mark 5:40 tn Grk “They were laughing at him.” The imperfect verb has been taken ingressively.
  2. Mark 5:40 tn Or “threw them all outside.” The verb used, ἐκβάλλω (ekballō), almost always has the connotation of force in Mark. The typical “put them all outside” is somewhat understated in the context; given the raucous nature of the crowd in v. 38, forceful activity was probably required in order to evict them.
  3. Mark 5:40 tn Grk “those with him.”
  4. Mark 5:40 tn Grk “into where the child was.”