Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Mark 1:45
So that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city — It was also to prevent this inconvenience that our Lord had enjoined him silence.
So that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city — It was also to prevent this inconvenience that our Lord had enjoined him silence.
Verse Mark 1:45. _BEGAN TO PUBLISH IT MUCH_] Began to publish πολλα, _many things_; probably all that he had heard about our Lord's miraculous works. _AND TO BLAZE ABROAD THE MATTER_] That is, his ow...
AND THERE CAME A LEPER ... - See the notes at Matthew 8:1. KNEELING DOWN TO HIM - He kneeled and inclined his face to the ground, in token of deep humiliation and earnest entreaty. Compare Luke 5:12....
PART II. THE SERVANT'S WORK; NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, BUT TO MINISTER -- CHAPTER 1:14-10:52 Chapter 1:14-45. The Ministry in Galilee after John's Imprisonment. 1. The Servant in Galilee preaching...
THE HEALING OF THE LEPER. By placing this incident at this point in his narrative, Mk. gives a further reason for the difficulty which met Jesus on His return from Capernaum. The story with Mk.'s endi...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
A leper came to him, asking him to help him and kneeling before him. "If you are willing to do so, he said, "you are able to cleanse me." Jesus was moved with pity to the depths of his being. He stret...
PUBLISH. proclaim. Same word as "preach" in verses: Mark 1:4; Mark 1:7; Mark 1:14; Mark 4:38; Mark 4:39
_began to publish it much_ even as others in similar circumstances found it impossible to keep silence; comp. (1) the blind man, Matthew 9:30-31; (2) the man with an impediment of speech, Mark 7:36. _...
ἘΞΕΛΘΏΝ. “From the place” or “from the crowd.” The man, of necessity, yields to the ἐξέβαλεν, but he forthwith disregards the μηδενὶ μηδὲν εἴπῃς. Cf. Mark 7:36; Matthew 9:30-31. ἬΡΞΑΤΟ. Very freq. in...
40–45. THE CLEANSING OF A LEPER Matthew 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16 The three Evangelists give this miracle in different connexions. Mt. places it first in his three triplets of specimens of the Messiah’s mi...
Ver 40. And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean." 41. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth His hand...
_THE FACT OF JESUS PREACHING AND HEALING IN GALILEE MARK 1:35-45:_ The preaching of Jesus was preceded by prayer. (Mark 1:35) Secret prayer prepared Jesus for powerful public preaching. No man has any...
ΈΞΕΛΘΏ Ν _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΈΞΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G1831) выходить. Возможно, относится к Иисусу, но скорее все-таки к прокаженному (J. Swetnam, "Some Remarks on the Meaning of Ό ΔΈ ΈΞΈΛΘΩΝ in Mark 1,45...
DISCOURSE: 1417 THE LEPER HEALED Mark 1:45. _But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was witho...
4. HEALING OF THE LEPER1:35-45 _TEXT 1:35-45_ And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were w...
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 8:1....
19 Before a net is used it is important that it is not badly tangled or snarled. The work of these fishermen is a graphic commentary on the word "adjust," which has been rendered by such a variety as...
1:45 came (c-36) The imperfect tense, 'were, or kept, coming to him.'...
BAPTISM OF JESUS. BEGINNING OF THE MINISTRY 1-8. Appearance of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:1). See on Mt and Lk. St. Mark's Gospel, being based on the reminiscences of Peter, begins with the...
THE LEPER CLEANSED (Matthew 8:1; Luke 5:12). See on Mt....
(Peculiar to Mk.) It explains the reason why Jesus so often enjoined secrecy on those who were healed. He was afraid that the popular enthusiasm would lead to political complications....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. ABOUT MARK’S BOOK The Bible has 4 books about Jesus’ life. They are called the Books of Mat...
BUT HE WENT OUT. — St. Mark alone describes the man himself as the agent in spreading the report of the miracle, and gives in more vivid terms than St. Luke the consequent pressure of the multitude, a...
CHAPTER 1:40-45 (MARK 1:40) THE LEPER "And there cometh to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And being moved with com...
What Jesus feared seems to have happened. The man went about telling of his cure, and neglecting the means necessary to obtain social recognition as cured. τὸν λόγον : “the matter,” A. V [3] Perhaps w...
_The leper_ (Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-16)....
THE FRIEND OF SINNERS Mark 1:40-45; Mark 2:1-22 _The leper,_ Mark 1:40-45. The news of Christ spread fast and far until it reached the outcasts from Jewish society, the very dregs of humanity. As the...
The introductory words of this Gospel according to Mark are characterized by brevity. Mark at once announces his theme, "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God," and then in rapid...
Matthew 13:2-4; MARK 1:40-45; & LUKE 5:12-16. MARK: “And a leper comes to Him, calling upon Him, and kneeling down before Him, and saying to Him, If You may wish, You are able to cleanse me. And Jesus...
AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 1:35-45. “James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that You may do to us whatsoever we may ask. And He said to them,...
(40) And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. (41) And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth _his_ hand,...
_ REFLECTIONS._ READER! let us, while opening this precious record of the beginning of the Gospel of JESUS CHRIST, the SON of GOD, look up for grace from the Spirit of GOD, that the outward ministry o...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
_RESERVE IN RELIGION_ ‘And He straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away.… But he went out, and began to publish it much.’ Mark 1:43 Our Lord, having healed the leper, charged him to be sile...
Mark 1:45._So that Jesus could no longer enter openly into cities _Hence we learn the reason why Christ did not wish the miracle to be so soon made known. It was that he might have more abundant oppor...
The message is new at least in the absolute and complete character it assumes, and in its direct and immediate application. It was not the Jewish privileges which should be obtained by repenting and r...
BUT HE WENT OUT,.... Either out of the synagogue; for in Mark 1:39, it is said, that Christ preached in their synagogues, c. and in Mark 1:40, "there came a leper to him" and Luke very, plainly sugges...
But he went out, and began to publish _it_ much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him fr...
_But he went out, and began to publish it much_, &c. But the man, instead of concealing the cure, was so overjoyed at the suddenness and greatness of the blessing, and of the divine mercy manifested t...
BLAZE ABROAD; openly and publicly proclaim it. COULD NO MORE; this shows the manner in which COULD, COULD NOT, and other words denoting ability or inability, are sometimes used in the Bible-referring...
BUT HE WENT OUT, AND BEGAN TO PUBLISH IT MUCH, AND TO BLAZE ABROAD THE MATTER, INSOMUCH THAT JESUS COULD NO MORE OPENLY ENTER INTO THE CITY, BUT WAS WITHOUT IN DESERT PLACES; AND THEY CAME TO HIM FROM...
Christ's attempt to avoid unwelcome publicity:...
This beginning is not that ofJohn 1:1, which speaks of the Lord's eternal existence "with God," and as being God; nor is it that of creation (Genesis 1:1), but of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son o...
TITLE: The Spleen of Jesus TEXT: Mark 1:40-45 PROPOSITION: Jesus was a man of compassion and action. QUESTION: When? KEY WORD: Circumstances SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. If we are to foll...
40-45 We have here Christ's cleansing of a leper. It teaches us to apply to the Saviour with great humility, and with full submission to his will, saying, "Lord, if thou wilt," without any doubt of C...
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Mark 1:45 However G1161 out G1831 (G5631) began G756 (G5662) proclaim G2784 (G5721) freely G4183 and...
‘But he went out and began to proclaim the story in detail and to spread abroad the matter (Greek: logos) in so much that he could no more openly enter into a town, but was outside in desert places. A...
JESUS REVEALS HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY TO MAKE CLEAN (1:40-45). Here Jesus power and authority is revealed in no uncertain fashion. Firstly because He overrides the law of uncleanness. And secondly be...
SECTION 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS MINISTRY (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus' emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1...
Mark 1:45. AND BEGAN TO PUBLISH IT MUCH. This he did at once (‘began'). Whether he went to the priest at all is not mentioned; but he was disobedient at all events in this matter, which is mentioned b...
Mark 1:40-45. See on Matthew 8:2-4. Mark's account is fuller, showing independence, and confirming the view that Matthew has deviated from the chronological order. From Luke 5:12-14 we conclude that t...
The journey through Galilee here spoken of (Mark 1:35-39) is the first one recorded in the Gospels and is identical with that mentioned in Luke 4:42-44; Matthew 4:23-25. Mark and Luke, however, are mo...
BEGAN TO PUBLISH IT MUCH (ηρξατο κηρυσσειν πολλα). Luke 5:15 puts it, "so much the more" (μαλλον). One of the best ways to spread a thing is to tell people not to tell. It was certainly so in this c...
Mark 1:40 I. In this chapter we have seen some who were brought to the Saviour, and in the 40th verse we find a man who came to Jesus. Note the blessedness of those who have others to conduct them to...
Mark 1 The Cure of Simon's Wife's Mother. Pain, sickness, delirium, madness, as great infringements of the laws of nature as the miracles themselves, are such veritable presences to the human experie...
Mark 1:28. _And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee._ «Immediately.» That is, as soon as Jesus had healed the man with an unclean spirit, his fame spread...
CONTENTS: Ministry of John the Baptist. Baptism and temptation of Jesus and His first Galilean ministry. Demons cast out, sickness healed, leprosy cured. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the...
Mark 1:1. _The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God._ This commencement is laconic, beautiful, and perspicuous. Several Greek authors begin their books in this independent way. It a...
AND PEOPLE CAME TO HIM FROM EVERYWHERE. Both to hear his teaching, and to be healed....
_And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him._ THE CURED LEPER STILL REBELLIOUS I. His disease. II. His application. 1. We have here an intelligent appreciation of Christ as the Healer. 2. We h...
_And they came to Him from every quarter._ GATHERING TO THE CENTRE I. Of the open or professional coming to Christ. The gospel when it is preached draws many to itself who are not saved by it. Many...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:45 The people often miss the true purpose of Jesus’ ministry by focusing too much on his miracles. ⇐ ⇔
JESUS HEALS A MAN WITH LEPROSY MATTHEW 8:2-4; MARK 1:40-45; LUKE 5:12-15; MATTHEW 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying
COMMENTARY upon THE GOSPEL OF S. MARK. _______. _______ INTRODUCTION. " MARK," says S. Jerome in his _Catalogue of Ecclesiastical Writers_, "was a disciple and interpreter of S. Peter. At the req...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 1:44. SAY NOTHING TO ANY MAN.—Our Lord desired to check, as far as possible, the tendency on the part of the populace to regard Him as a mere wonder-worker, becaus...
EXPOSITION MARK 1:1 THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. These words mean, not the title of the book, but the commencement of the narrative; and so they depend upon what follows, namely, "as...
Let's turn to Mark's gospel. Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from li...
Luke 5:15; Mark 2:1; Mark 2:13; Mark 2:2; Matthew 9:31;...
Began to publish it much [ε ρ ξ α τ ο κ ε ρ υ σ σ ε ι ν π ο λ λ α]. Luke 5:15 puts it, "so much the more" [μ ? λ λ ο ν]. One of the best ways to spread a thing is to tell people not to tell. It was ce...
HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD Mark 1:28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want to talk to you about the changeableness of the people toward Christ. Mark 1:28 says, "And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout...