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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

Mark 14

Mark 14:1

MARK CHAPTER 14 MARK 14:1,2 The chief priests and scribes conspire against Christ. MARK 14:3 A woman pours precious ointment on his head. MARK 14:10,11 Judas covenants to betray him, MARK 14:12 Christ eats the passover, and showeth that one of his disciples should betray him. MARK 14:22 He institute... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:3

Ver. 3-9. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:6", and following verses to MATTHEW 26:13, where this piece of history is fully considered, with the differing circumstances related by our evangelist and by St. John.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:17

Ver. 17-21. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:20", and following verses to MATTHEW 26:25, where is opened whatever is necessary for the understanding of these words, in which nothing of moment is varied, save only that Matthew reports Judas as being at this time particularly discovered. John hath nothing of... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:22

Ver. 22-26. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:26", and following verses to MATTHEW 26:30, where the very small differences between our evangelist and Matthew and Luke are also considered.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:46

Ver. 46-50. Having, to complete the history of the passion, especially as to what is said of it by Matthew, Mark, and Luke, in my notes on Matthew considered all passages relating to what Matthew saith, the things here mentioned being opened in our notes on MATTHEW 26:50, need not here again be enla... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:51

Ver. 51,52. This part of the history is only recorded by Mark. What hath made some affirm that this was St. John I cannot tell. John was one of the eleven that were with Christ when Judas came, and though we find him asleep a little before, yet we read not that he was gone to bed, nor can conceive t... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:53

Ver. 53-65. This history of our Saviour's examination before the high priest we had in MATTHEW 26:57: SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 26:57", and following verses to MATTHEW 26:68. It should seem the high priests and council were very eager upon this thing. This council seems to have sat up all night, for ear... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 14:66

Ver. 66-72. All four evangelists give us an account of this history of Peter's denial of his Master. We have considered what they all say, to complete the history, in our notes on MATTHEW 26:69; to which I see no reason to add any thing but the observation, 1. How contemptible means God often useth... [ Continue Reading ]

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