Justin Edwards' Family Bible NT (1851)
Mark 2:18-22
Disciples fasting. Matthew 9:14-17.
Disciples fasting. Matthew 9:14-17.
Verse 18. _WHY DO THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND OF THE PHARISEES_ _FAST_] See this largely explained on Matthew 9:14, c. The following vices are very common to _Pharisees_. 1. They are more busied in cen...
AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND OF THE PHARISEES USED TO FAST - Were accustomed often to fast. Compare Luke 5:33; Luke 18:12. AND THEY COME AND SAY - The disciples of John come, M
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Servant again in Capernaum. The healing of the Paralytic. (Mark 2:1 .Matthew 9:1; Luke 5:17 .)_ 2. Levi called. With the Publicans and Sinners. ...
THE QUESTION OF FASTING. Both the followers of John and the Pharisees agree in the practice of fasting to express repentance. Jesus called men into an experience of joy, surely the joy of forgiveness....
The disciples of John were in the habit of fasting, as were the Pharisees. So they came to Jesus and said, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, while your disciples do not...
A FAITH THAT WOULD NOT BE DENIED (Mark 2:1-6)...
USED TO FAST. were fasting: i.e. were then observing. fast. It is not the custom that is referred to, but the fact....
_the disciples of John_ The contrast between their Master in prison and Jesus at the feast could not fail to be felt. Perhaps the Pharisees had solicited them to make common cause with themselves in t...
18–22. THE QUESTION OF FASTING Matthew 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39 Mt. is not wholly in agreement with Mk, but the discrepancy need not trouble us. It does not matter who put the question, or whether it ar...
ΟἹ ΜΑΘΗΤΑῚ ἸΩΆΝΝΟΥ. They imitated the strictness of the Baptist’s life (cf. Luke 11:1) and _were fasting_ (R.V.), not “used to fast” (A.V.). It is the periphrastic tense again, as in Mark 1:6; Mark 1:...
Ver 18. And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto Him, "Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?" 19. And Jesus...
_PEOPLE ASK ABOUT FASTING MARK 2:18-22:_ Some of the Pharisees asked Jesus, "Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?" Fasting was not a command...
ΝΗΣΤΕΎΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. от_ ΝΗΣΤΕΎΩ (G3522) поститься. Part, используется в _знач. impf._, образуя перифр. _impf._ (VA, 457), который указывает на обыкновение....
7. DISPUTE ABOUT FASTING 2:18-22. _TEXT: 2:18-22_ And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast,...
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? For the exposition,...
4 Eastern houses have flat roofs with battlements, easily accessible from the ground, and a place of resort, especially in the evening. The roof usually was covered with quite a thickness of earth, la...
THE CONTROVERSY ON FASTING (Matthew 9:14; Luke 5:33). See on Mt....
THE SICK OF THE PALSY 1-12. Healing of the palsied man (Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 2 JESUS *FORGIVES A MAN VERSES 1-12 Jesus had made many ill people well. But he di...
(18-22) AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN.... USED TO FAST. — Better, _were fasting._ See Notes on Matthew 9:14. The only difference in detail between the two accounts is that in St. Matthew the disciples of...
CHAPTER 2:18 (MARK 2:18) THE CONTROVERSY CONCERNING FASTING "And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting: and they come and say unto Him, Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pha...
_Fasting_ (Matthew 9:14-17; Luke 5:33-39)....
καὶ, _and_, connection purely topical, another case of conflict. ἦσαν νηστεύοντες, either: were wont to fast (Grotius, Fritzsche, Schanz, etc.), or, and this gives more point to the story: were fastin...
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...
A great principle of the exercise of power by the Master is revealed in the words, "When He saw their faith." There can be no doubt that the word "their" includes the whole party, both the man himself...
(3) And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? (3) The superstiti...
See Matthew ix. 14, and Luke v. 33....
CHAPTER 29 MATTHEW'S BEAST Matthew 10:1-17; Mark 2:15-22; Luke 5:29-39. Luke “And Levi made a great feast for Him in his own house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and others who were si...
(18) And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? (19) And Jesus sai...
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...
Afterwards (chapter 2) He goes again into the city, and immediately the multitude gather together. What a living picture of the Lord's life of service! He preaches to them. This was His object and His...
AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND OF THE PHARISEES USED TO FAST,.... Or "were fasting"; perhaps that very day, and so were the more displeased at this entertainment, Matthew had made for Christ and his di...
And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? Ver. 18. _The disciple...
_The disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast_ The evangelist here relates another occurrence, which happened while Jesus was in Levi's house, and bore some resemblance to the former. But o...
AND THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND OF THE PHARISEES USED TO FAST; AND THEY COME AND SAY UNTO HIM, WHY DO THE DISCIPLES OF JOHN AND OF THE PHARISEES FAST, BUT THY DISCIPLES FAST NOT?...
A question of fasting:...
One paralyzed man who was dependent on the help of four men was now brought to Him. If leprosy is the type of sin's corruption, paralysis teaches us the helplessness occasioned by sin. Yet all five me...
TITLE: Why Fast TEXT: Mark 2:18-20 PROPOSITION: There are right and wrong reasons to fast. QUESTION: Why? KEY WORD: Reasons SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Difference noted - John fasts, you...
18-22 Strict professors are apt to blame all that do not fully come up to their own views. Christ did not escape slanders; we should be willing to bear them, as well as careful not to deserve them; bu...
Ver. 18-22. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 9:14", and following verses to MATTHEW 9:17. The sum of all teacheth us: 1. That fasting is an exercise suited to afflictive dispensations of Providence, and ought t...
Tertullian On Fasting At all events, in the Gospel they think that those days were definitely appointed for fasts in which "the Bridegroom was taken away; "[5]...
Mark 2:18 G2532 disciples G3101 John G2491 and G2532 Pharisees G5330 fasting G2258 (G5713) G3522 ...
THE HEAVENLY BRIDEGROOM HAS COME TO CALL HIS BRIDE AND PROVIDE NEW TRUTH (2:18-22). In this passage Jesus defends His disciples right not to fast. John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, seem...
‘And John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting, and they come and say to him, “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, and yet your disciples do not fast?”.' The inciden...
ON the chronology, see on Matthew 9:2-17. According to the view there defended, the feast and discourse (Mark 2:15-22) occurred some time after the call of Levi, and these verses only, in the first th...
Mark 2:15-22. THE FEAST AT LEVI'S HOUSE AND DISCOURSES THERE. _See on Matthew 9:10._...
Mark 2:18. AND JOHN'S DISCIPLES AND THE PHARISEES WERE FASTING. This explanatory remark, peculiar to Mark, may point to some particular fast, which these classes were then observing. The form of the q...
JOHN'S DISCIPLES AND THE PHARISEES WERE FASTING (ησαν ο μαθητα Ιωανου κα ο Φαρισαιο νηστευοντες). The periphrastic imperfect, so common in Mark's vivid description. Probably Levi's feast happened on...
Mark 2:18 I. There should be differences between Jesus Christ's disciples and the disciples of all other men. It is noticeable how soon these differences were detected by the critics of the day. The...
Mark 2:18 A Word from Jesus on Fasting. Fasting, in its essence, is the restraint of self in respect of lower appetite, with special reference to abstinence from that which nourishes the body. Its ad...
Mark 2:1. _And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive th...
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Parable of the cloth and bottles. Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Paralytic, Matthew, David, Alphaeus. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ w...
Mark 2:4. _They uncovered the roof._ Houses in the east have mostly flat roofs on which they walk for the benefit of the air. They have but a narrow door, and seldom a window to the street. All their...
FAST. BUT YOURS DO NOT. See notes on Matthew 9:14-15....
_And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast._ FASTING USEFUL OR BANEFUL, ACCORDING TO CIRCUMSTANCES Men of opposing faiths are often united by a common scare. They are more zealous...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 2:18 FASTING. See note on Matt. 6:16–18. ⇐...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ASK JESUS ABOUT FASTING MATTHEW 9:14-17; MARK 2:18-22; LUKE 5:33-39; MATTHEW 9:14 Then came to him the disciples of J
CHAPTER 2 1 _Christ healeth one sick of the palsy_, 14 _calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom_, 15 _eateth with publicans and sinners_, 18 _excuseth his disciples for not fasting_, 23 _and for pl...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 2:18. USED TO FAST.—_Were fasting_, on that very day. Mark 2:20. TAKEN AWAY.—There lurks in the original expression a hint of the violence and pain with which th...
EXPOSITION MARK 2:1 The first sentence of this verse is better rendered thus: AND WHEN HE ENTERED again (εἰσελθῶν πάλιν) INTO CAPERNAUM AFTER SOME DAYS; literally, after days (δι ̓ ἡμερῶν). It i...
Now, And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house (Mark 2:1). So, word went around Jesus is in the house over there. And straightway many were gath...
Luke 18:12; Luke 5:33; Matthew 23:5; Matthew 6:16; Matthew 6:18;...
And of the Pharisees. But the of is wrong. Read as Rev., John's disciples and the Pharisees. Used to fast [η σ α ν ν η σ τ ε υ ο ν τ ε ς]. The A. V. refers to the fact as a custom; but Mark means that...
HELPERS AND HINDERERS Mark 2:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Back in Capernaum. Once more we find our Master in the city by the sea. He loved Galilee. So many of His wonderful messages and marvelous mirac...
Matthew 9:14; Luke 5:33....
Observe here, 1. great difference betwixt John's disciples and Christ's in the matter of fasting. John's disciples imitated him, who was. man of an austere life, and much given to fasting; therefore h...