Mark 10:2
Tempting. See on Matthew 6:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Tempting. See on Matthew 6:13.... [ Continue Reading ]
Bill [β ι β λ ι ο ν]. See on Matthew 19:7. Diminutive. Lit., a little book; Lat., libellus, from which comes our word libel, a written accusation. Accordingly Wyc. has a libel of forsaking, and Tynd. a testimonial of her divorcement.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall cleave. See on Matthew 19:5. Tynd., bide by.... [ Continue Reading ]
Shall be one flesh [ε σ ο ν τ α ι ε ι ς σ α ρ κ α μ ι α ν]. Lit., "shall be unto one flesh." The preposition expresses more graphically than the A. V. the becoming of one from two. So Rev., shall become.... [ Continue Reading ]
What. Regarding the two as one.... [ Continue Reading ]
They brought [π ρ ο σ ε φ ε ρ ο ν]. Imperfect tense; they were bringing, as he went on his way. Similarly, were rebuking, as they were successively brought.... [ Continue Reading ]
Took them in his arms. See on 9 86. Put his hands upon them and blessed them. The best texts read kateulogei, tiqeiv tav ceirav ejp aujta, blessed them, laying his hands upon them; including the laying on of hands in the blessing. The compound rendered blessed occurs only here in the New Testament.... [ Continue Reading ]
Running and kneeled. Two details peculiar to Mark.... [ Continue Reading ]
Why callest thou, etc. Compare Matthew 19:17. The renderings of the A. V. and Rev. here are correct. There is no change of reading as in Matthew, where the text was altered to conform it to Mark and Luke.... [ Continue Reading ]
He was sad [σ τ υ γ ν α σ α ς]. Applied to the sky in Matthew 16:3; lowering. The word paints forcibly the gloom which clouded his face.... [ Continue Reading ]
Needle [ρ α φ ι δ ο ς]. A word stigmatized by the grammarians as unclassical. One of them (Phrynichus) says, "As for rJafiv, nobody would know what it is." Matthew also uses it. See on Matthew 19:24. Luke uses, belonhv, the surgical needle. See on Luke 18:25.... [ Continue Reading ]
Houses, etc. These details are peculiar to Mark. Note especially with persecutions, and see Introduction. With beautiful delicacy the Lord omits wives; so that Julian's scoff that the Christian has the promise of a hundred wives is without foundation.... [ Continue Reading ]
Were amazed. The sudden awe which fell on the disciples is noted by Mark only.... [ Continue Reading ]
Which are accounted to rule. Wyc., that seem to have princehead on folks.... [ Continue Reading ]
Minister. See on 9 35.... [ Continue Reading ]
For many [α ν τ ι π ο λ λ ω ν]. For, in the sense of over against, instead of; not on behalf of.... [ Continue Reading ]
Son of Timaeus. Mark, as usual, is particular about names. Blind. Diseases of the eye are very common in the East. Thomson says of Ramleh, "The ash - heaps are extremely mischievous; on the occurrence of the slightest wind the air is filled with a fine, pungent dust, which is very injurious to the e... [ Continue Reading ]
Rose [α ν α σ τ α ς]. The best texts read ajnaphdhsav, leaped up, or, as Rev., sprang up.... [ Continue Reading ]