Cross-Reference Analysis — Mark (German)

#	Mark ref	OT/NT ref	Relationship	German rendering note	Risk
1	Mark 1:2-3	Malachi 3:1; Isaiah 40:3	Messenger preparing the way	Composite citation attributed to Isaiah; render faithfully without silently correcting the attribution, consistent with the same discipline applied to Matthew 27:9-10.	Medium
2	Mark 4:41; 6:48-50	Psalm 107:23-29; Job 38:8-11	Authority over the sea	Echoes OT language of God’s own sovereignty over chaotic waters.	High
3	Mark 10:45	Isaiah 53:10-12	Ransom, giving his life	The Suffering Servant background informs “Lösegeld”; connects the ransom saying to the wider Isaianic servant tradition.	High
4	Mark 11:17	Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11	House of prayer for all nations / den of robbers	Composite citation; Mark uniquely retains “for all nations,” a Gentile-inclusion emphasis.	High
5	Mark 12:29-31	Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Leviticus 19:18	The greatest commandment, including the Shema	Shared-citation verbatim-match rule with Matthew 22:37-39, Romans 13:9, Galatians 5:14; Mark uniquely includes the full Shema (“Höre, Israel, der Herr, unser Gott, ist ein einiger Herr”).	Critical
6	Mark 15:34	Psalm 22:1	”My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”	Direct quotation, preserved in Jesus’ own Aramaic (“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani”) then translated; keep both the transliterated cry and its translation present, as Mark’s text itself does.	Critical

Coverage confirmation

Six cross-references span chapters 1, 4, 10, 11, 12, and 15. Row 5 establishes a direct doctrinal-consistency requirement linking Mark to the Romans, Galatians, and Matthew packages already generated for German.