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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Mark 10

Mark 10:1

MARK CHAPTER 10 MARK 10:1 Christ teacheth in Judea, MARK 10:2 answereth the Pharisees question concerning divorce, MARK 10:13 blesseth the children that were brought unto him, MARK 10:17 instructs a rich man how to attain eternal life, MARK 10:23 showeth how hard it is for the rich to enter into the... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:2

Matthew adds, _for every cause, _ that is, for any cause, unless for adultery, for so the Pharisees had interpreted the law permitting divorce, DEUTERONOMY 24:1, taking advantage of those words, _that she find no favour in his eyes, _ and interpreting the term _uncleanness_ following, of any deformi... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:3

Ver. 3-9. The order of the discourse as recorded by Mark something differeth from that in Matthew, but the evangelists were not so accurate in that, but took care only to set down the substance of the discourse, as appears from the relation of several other parts of the history. In the notes on MATT... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:10

Ver. 10-12. MATTHEW 2:32; MATTHEW 5:9, interprets this passage of Mark, by adding those words, _except it be for fornication._ None but Mark alone hath what is in MARK 10:12, which concerneth the woman; which hath made some doubt whether the woman, in case of the husband's adultery, may sue a divorc... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:13

Ver. 13-16. This is reported both by Matthew and Luke, only they both omit what we here have, MARK 10:15. By _the kingdom of God, _ is doubtless to be understood the word of God, or rather the grace of Christ in the gospel: he that doth not receive it with humility and modesty, without disputing, wi... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:17

Luke saith he was a _ruler._ His question signified, that he believed such a thing as a happy eternal existence of good souls, and that he desired it, and that he was willing to do something in order to the obtaining a share and portion in it.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:18

That is, originally good, and supremely good, or perfectly good. Herein our Saviour doth not deny himself to be God, but checked him who did not believe him such, yet called him God.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:21

Ver. 21,22. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:21", SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:22". Christ had a humane compassion towards so civil a person, but showeth him, that love was the fulfilling of the law, and that love is seen in a resolution to yield a universal obedience to the will of God. Our Saviour imposes a s... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:23

Ver. 23-27. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 10:23", and following verses to MATTHEW 10:26, where the same history occurred, and all the additions to it here are opened.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:28

Ver. 28-31. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:27", and following verses to MATTHEW 19:30. Our Saviour having blessed the poor, especially such as had stripped themselves of all for his sake and the gospel s, Peter raised up hopes to himself, who had no riches to trust in or have his heart cleave unto, and ha... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:32

Ver. 32-34. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:17", and following verses to MATTHEW 20:19. This is at least the third time that our Saviour instructs his disciples as to his passion, toward which he was now going, and that with such a readiness, that, to the amazement of his disciples, he led the way, and out... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:35

Ver. 35-41. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:20", and following verses to MATTHEW 20:24, where we have the same history with little or no variation, only Matthew tells us that James and John did that by their mother which Mark reports as done by them in person; but there is nothing more ordinary even in our... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:42

OLBGrk; Ver. 42-45. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 20:25", and following verses to MATTHEW 20:28, where we had the same almost verbatim. Those that think it worth the while to inquire what critical men say about that phrase, oi dokountev arcein, which we translate _they which are accounted to rule, _ may fi... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 10:46

Ver. 46-52. This history is a mere narrative of a matter of fact, in the relation of which no difficulties occur which stand in need of explication. Matthew, Mark, and Luke relate it with but two considerable differences. Matthew mentions two blind men, the other two evangelists but one. It is proba... [ Continue Reading ]

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