I would like to translate verse 31 even more precisely than the NRSV: “He was teaching his disciples, and kept saying to them”. On its own, verse 30 could simply be an example of Mark’s “messianic ...
5:23 New Revised Standard Version). "God commands us to keep our body sound, just as what we should do to our spirit and soul. Thus, to neglect or not take good care of our body is a sin against God.