Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary (4 vols)
Mark 1:6
Mark 1:6. Locusts. See on Matthew 3:4, and accompanying cut.
Mark 1:6. Locusts. See on Matthew 3:4, and accompanying cut.
MARK 1:6 tri,caj {A} Instead of reading, as do all other witnesses, that John the Baptist was clothed with “camel’s hair” (tri,caj kamh,lou), D and ita read “camel’s skin” (de,rrin kamh,lou). Althoug...
Verse Mark 1:6. _JOHN WAS CLOTHED_, c.] Matthew 3:4, Matthew 3:4....
See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:11....
PART I. THE SERVANT; WHO HE IS AND HOW HE CAME Chapter 1:1-13 __ 1. The Servant, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1 .) 2. His coming promised and announced. (Mark 1:2. Matthew 3:1;...
A brief introductory section showing how the work of John the Baptist, and the baptism and temptation of Jesus, led up to the ministry in Galilee. MARK 1:1 is perhaps best taken as the title to the w...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
And the whole country of Judea went out to him, and so did all the people of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, while they confessed their sins. John was clad in a garment o...
CAMEL'S HAIR. Not. skin, but. garment woven with camel's hair. Compare 2 Kings 1:8. ABOUT. Greek. _peri_. App-104. LOCUSTS. See note on Matthew 3:4. WILD HONEY. Plentiful then, and now....
_was clothed_ The Evangelist draws our attention to three points in reference to the Baptist: (_a) His appearance_. He recalled the asceticism of the Essene. His raiment was of the coarsest texture,...
Mark 1:1-8. The Preaching and Baptism of John The object of St Mark is to relate _the official life and ministry_of our Lord. He therefore begins with His baptism, and first relates, as introductory...
6. The form ἜΣΘΩΝ ([63][64][65][66] 33) is freq. in the [67] text of LXX. [63] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Monastery of St Katharine on Mount Sinai. Now at St...
1–8. PREPARATORY MINISTRY OF THE BAPTIZER Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-6. Cf. John 1:6-31...
Ver 4. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all ba...
THE BEGINNING FACTS OF THE GOSPEL MARK ONE Mark moves quickly to set before his readers many of the beginning facts of the good news of Jesus Christ, God's Son. (Mark 1:1) The good news or gospel of J...
ΉΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΕΙΜΊ (G1510) используется с двумя причастиями, ΈΝΔΕΔΥΜΈΝΟΣ, ΈΣΘΊΩΝ, образуя перифр. _impf._, который указывает на привычное действие: "был одет (по своему обыкновению)" (Tayl...
I. THE PREPARATION PERIOD 1:1-13 A. THE MISSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 1:1-11. _TEXT 1:1-11_ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet. Beh...
_JOHN DID BAPTIZE IN THE WILDERNESS, AND PREACH THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
2-3 Compare Mal_3:1; Isa_40:3; Mat_3:3; Luk_3:4-6; Joh_1:15-23. 4-8 Compare Mat_3:1-12; Luk_3:1-18. 4 John the baptist was the son of a priest, so that he was entitled to exercise the priestly office...
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...
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...
AND JOHN WAS CLOTHED.... — See Note on Matthew 3:4....
CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1:1-6 (Mark 1:1) THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send My messenger...
describes John's way of life as in Mt., ἐνδεδυμένος standing for εἶχεν τὸ ἔνδυμα, and ἔσθων for ἡ τροφὴ ἦν....
Mark 1:5-8; Mark 1:5 describes the widespread character of the movement much as in Mt., only that Judaea comes before Jerusalem, and the district of the Jordan is not mentioned....
_The appearance and ministry of the Baptist_ (Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18)....
THE BEGINNING OF JESUS' MINISTRY Mark 1:1-20 _The ministry of John the Baptist,_ Mark 1:1-8. Always the message of John precedes that of Jesus Christ; first the changed attitude of the will, then fai...
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...
See Matthew iii. 4. --- Wild honey. Rabbanus thinks it was a kind of white and tender leaf, which, when rubbed in the hand, emitted a juice like honey. Suidas thinks it was a kind of dew, collected fr...
HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:2-34; & Luke 14:3-35 Mark: “And immediately coming out of the synagogue? came into the house of Simon and Andrew and James and John. The mother...
THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; (2) As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. (3) The voice 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...
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...
AND JOHN WAS CLOTHED WITH CAMEL'S HAIR,.... This is a description of John by his clothes; Matthew 3:4, to which may be added, that it was usual for penitents, and men of austere lives, and of the firs...
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; Ver. 6. _And John was clothed, &c._] Elias also was a rough hairy man. Thos...
_There went out to him all Judea_, &c. So disposed were the people to receive his baptism. See note on Matthew 3:5. _The latchet of whose shoes_, &c. That is, whose servant I am not worthy to be, or t...
John the Baptist. Matthew 3:1-12. For the reception of spiritual blessings, preparation is needful; and those things which tend to hinder men from feeling this, and making preparation, should be caref...
John's appearance and message of Christ:...
AND JOHN WAS CLOTHED WITH CAMEL'S HAIR AND WITH A GIRDLE OF SKINS ABOUT HIS LOINS; AND HE DID EAT LOCUSTS AND WILD HONEY;...
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: John Preached Jesus TEXT: Mark 1:1-8 PROPOSITION: John the Baptizer preached Jesus. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Messages SCRIPTURE READING: Same JOHN THE BAPTIZER - 1-6 1. The gospel (good news)...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 3:4"....
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book II The blessed John, despising the locks of sheep as savouring of luxury, chose "camel's hair," and was clad in it, making himself an example of frugality an...
Mark 1:6 Now G1161 John G2491 was G2258 (G5713) clothed G1746 (G5765) camels G2574 hair G2359 and...
THE PREPARATION (1:1-8)....
THE BEGINNING (1:1-13). Mark commences his Gospel by referring to the new ‘Beginning', and to the herald who introduced Jesus in accordance with Scripture. This herald was a successful preacher and p...
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...
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...
‘And John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather belt about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.' John comes in the wilderness (compare 1 Kings 19:4; 1 Kings 19:8; 1 Kings 19:15) a...
CLOTHED WITH CAMEL'S HAIR (ενδεδυμενος τριχας καμηλου). Matthew (Matthew 3:4) has it a garment (ενδυμα) of camel's hair. Mark has it in the accusative plural the object of the perfect passive partic...
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...
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...
JOHN WORE CLOTHES MADE OF CAMEL'S HAIR. See note on Matthew 3:4....
_And John was clothed with camel’s hair._ RULES FOR SOBRIETY IN DIET 1. It must not exceed our means. 2. It must not exceed our station. 3. It is to be taken at fit times-when hunger dictates (Psa...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:6 John’s clothing and food are like that of other preachers in the desert (see 1 Kings 17:4, 1 Kings 17:9). On...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:1 Introduction. Mark begins his account with the public ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. ⇐...
JOHN THE BAPTIST PREPARES THE WAY FOR JESUS MATTHEW 3:1-12; MARK 1:2-8; LUKE 3:2-18; MATTHEW 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist,...
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 1:1. BEGINNING.—For best commentary on this see Luke 16:16. Law and prophets ended with John, who heralded new _régime_. GOSPEL.—Good tidings, from God to man, of...
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...
2 Kings 1:8; Leviticus 11:22; Matthew 3:4; Zechariah 13:4...
Clothed with camel's hair [ε ν δ ε δ υ μ ε ν ο σ τ ρ ι χ α σ κ α μ ε λ ο υ]. Matthew (Matthew 3:4) has it a garment [ε ν δ υ μ α] of camel's hair. Mark has it in the accusative plural the object of th...
JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD Mark 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the opening statement of Mark's Gospel. There are some who vainly contend that the Gospel of Mark has nothing to say about...
This verse acquaints us with the strictness and austerity of St. John's life in the wilderness; which is laid down in two things; in his mean and frugal apparel, and in his sober and temperate diet....