THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL. A Hebraism. No Article. Compare Hosea 1:2, "[The] beginning of the word of Jehovah by Hosea". It is the beginning, not of the book, but of the facts of the good news. See note on Mark 8:11. GOSPEL. glad tidings. See note on Matthew (Title). JESUS CHRIST. See App-98. T... [ Continue Reading ]
AS.. Tr. WH. read "According as". IT IS WRITTEN. it has been written; i.e. it standeth written, IN. Greek. _en._ App-104. PROPHETS. Plural because it is. composite quotation Malachi 3:1.Isaiah 40:3. See App-107. MESSENGER. _angelos._ before Thy face.. pure Hebraism (compare Amos 9:4, &c.) Unknow... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LORD. App-98. A. a.... [ Continue Reading ]
JOHN. Compare Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:1, DID BAPTIZE. it came to pass John [was] baptizing. BAPTIZE. See App-115. PREACH. was proclaiming, or heralding. App-121. OF. Genitive of Relation and Object. App-17. REPENTANCE. See App-111. FOR. resulting in. Greek. _eis._ App-104. SINS. See App-128.... [ Continue Reading ]
WENT OUT. kept going out. Imperf. Tense. unto. Greek. _pros._ App-104. ALL. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of the Whole), App-6, for all parts. THE LAND. country, or territory. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), App-6, for the inhabitants. OF. by. Greek. _hupo._ App-104. THE... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
THERE COMETH ONE. He Who eometh [is]. AFTER. behind; as to time. Not the same as in Mark 1:14. LATCHET. thong. SHOES. sandals, To unloose the sandals of another was. proverbial expression. Figure of speech _Paranoia_ (App-6). Supplemental to "bear" in Matthew 3:11. NOT. Greek. _ou._ App-105. WO... [ Continue Reading ]
WITH. Greek. _en_, as in Mark 1:2. THE HOLY GHOST. Greek. _pneuma_ HAGION (without Articles). "power from on high". See App-101.... [ Continue Reading ]
IT CAME TO PASS. A pure Hebraism. JESUS. App-98. FROM. Greek _apo._ App-104. Not the same as in Mark 1:11. NAZARETH. See App-94., and App-169. IN. into. Greek. _eis_. App-104. Not the same as in verses: Mark 1:2; Mark 1:3; Mark 1:4; Mark 2; Mark 2:11; Mark 2:13; Mark 2:19;... [ Continue Reading ]
STRAIGHTWAY. immediately. See note on Mark 1:12. OUT OF. away from. Greek. _apo_, App-104. But all the texts read _ek_. out of (App-104.) HEAVENS. Plural. See note on Matthew 6:9; Matthew 6:10 OPENED. parting or rending asunder. THE SPIRIT. Greek _pneuma._ With Art. See App-101. LIKE. as. UPON... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. out of. Greek. _ek._ App-104. MY BELOVED SON. My Son, the beloved. As in Matthew and Luke. I AM WELL PLEASED. I have [ever] found delight.... [ Continue Reading ]
IMMEDIATELY. A word characteristic of this Gos pel, setting forth no it does the activities of "Jehovah's Servant". The Greek words which it represents (in this and other renderings of _eutheus_ and _euthus)_ are used (in Mark) twenty-six times directly of the Lord and His acts; while in Matthew the... [ Continue Reading ]
TEMPTED. being tempted. with the wild beasts.. Divine supplementary particular. Occurs only here. WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104. THE ANGELS, &c. See note on Matthew 4:11, and App-116. MINISTERED. were ministering.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER. Greek. _meta_. App-104. This commences the first subject of the Lord's ministry, which occupies in Mark only six verses. See App-119. PUT IN PRISON. was dellivered up. GALILEE. App-169. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. See App-114.... [ Continue Reading ]
TIME. season. IS AT HAND. has drawn near (for the setting up of the kingdom). Compare Galatians 1:4; Galatians 1:4, REPENT. See App-111. AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. A Divine supplement to Matthew 4:17. BELIEVE. See App-150. Here followed by the Greek Preposition _en_. App-104. THE. in the.... [ Continue Reading ]
WALKED. was walking. BY. beside Greek. _para._ App-104. SIMON AND ANDREW. See App-141. CASTING. NET. The word "net "is included and implied in the Verb. All the texts omit the Noun. INTO. in. Greek. _en_, as in Mark 1:2.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME. This call explains Acts 1:21; Acts 1:22. The official mission comes liter, in Mark 3:17, &c. TO BECOME FISHERS OF MEN. The likeness is not conveyed by the Figure of speech Simile, or stated by _Metaphor,_ but is implied by the Figure of speech _Hypocatastasis._ See App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
A LITTLE FARTHER.. Divine supplement, here. THENCE. Omitted by [L]. Tr.. WH R. JAMES... JOHN. See App-141. ZEBEDEE. Aramaic. App-94. MENDING. See note on Matthew 4:21.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE CALLED. See note on "Come" (Mark 1:17). SHIP. boat. WITH THE HIRED SERVANTS. A Divine supplement in Mark.... [ Continue Reading ]
CAPERNAUM. See App-169. TAUGHT. began teaching.... [ Continue Reading ]
AT. G r. _epi._ App-104. HE TAUGHT. Referring to the character of His teaching as setting Him forth as Divine. See note on Matthew 7:29.... [ Continue Reading ]
SYNAGOGUE. See App-120. MAN. Greek. _anthropos_ App-123. SPIRIT. Greek _pneuma,_ See App-101. CRIED. shouted.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHAT HAVE WE TO DO WITH THEE? See note on 2 Samuel 16:10. OF NAZARETH. [the] Nazarene. App-94, and App-169. I know. Greek. _oida._ App-182. The man said this, the evil spirit moving him. THE HOLY ONE OF GOD. Thus again the Person of the Lord is declared. Compare Psalms 16:10; Luke 1:35.... [ Continue Reading ]
HOLD THY PEACE. Be silent. Compare Matthew 22:12. out of. Greek. _ek._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
TORN HIM. thrown him into convulsions. CRIED... VOICE. A Divine supplement, here.... [ Continue Reading ]
AMONG. Greek. _pros.App-104._ NEW. New in character, not in time. Greek. _kainos._ See notes on Matthew 9:17; Matthew 26:29; Matthew 27:60. DOCTRINE. teaching. WITH. Greel _kainos._ App-104. Not the same word as in verses Mark 8:13; Mark 8:20; Mark 8:23; Mark 8:29; Mark 8:36.... [ Continue Reading ]
FAME. hearing, or report. Put by. Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Effect), App-6, for what was heard. THROUGHOUT. into. Greek. _eis._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
FORTHWITH. immediately, _as_ in verses: Mark 1:12; Mark 1:28; Mark 1:31; Mark 12:42, See note on Mark 1:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAY. was lying. OF, &c.. in. fever. ANON _=_ immediately, as "forthwith" (Mark 1:29), above. OF. about. Greek. _peri._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
HE CAME. On the same Sabbath. TOOK HER BY THE HAND. A Divine supplement, here. MINISTERED. began ministering.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN THE SUN DID SET. _A_ Divine supplement, here. BROUGHT. kept bringing. THAT WERE DISEASED. Compare Matthew 4:23; Matthew 4:24. POSSESSED WITH DEVILS. possessed with demons. Greek. _daimonizomai._ Derivation uncertain. See note on Matthew 8:16; Matthew 8:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL. Put byFigure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus), App-6, for the greater part. WAS GATHERED, &c.. Divine supplement, here. AT. to. Greek. _pros._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEVILS. demons. See note on Mark 1:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
A GREAT... DAY _=_ while yet night. Greek. _ennuchon. A_ Divine supplement, here. A SOLITARY PLANE. a desert place. PRAYED = was praying.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOLLOWED AFTER. Greek. _katadiko. A_ Divine supplement, here.... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL, &c. _A_ Divine supplement, here. SEEK. are seeking.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEXT. neighbouring. TOWNS. country towns, or villages. THEREFORE _= for_ (Greek. _eis._ App-104.) this. CAME. FORTH. am. come forth.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN. Greek. _en._ App-104. THROUGHOUT. in. Greek. _eis._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
A LEPER. See note on Exodus 4:6. TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. IF THOU WILT. _A_ condition of uncertainty with probability. App-118. WILT. Greek. _thelo._ App-102.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOVED WITH COMPASSION. A Divine supplement, here. CLEAN. cleansed.... [ Continue Reading ]
_ STRAITLY_. strictly.... [ Continue Reading ]
SEE. App-188. SHEW. PRIEST. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 14:1). App-117. FOR. concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104. MOSES. Occurs eight times in Mark: I. Mar 44:7, Mar 44:10. Mark 9:4; Mark 9:5; Mark 10:3; Mark 10:4; Mark 12:19; Mark 12:26. See note on Matthew 8:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
PUBLISH. proclaim. Same word as "preach" in verses: Mark 1:4; Mark 1:7; Mark 1:14; Mark 4:38; Mark 4:39. See App-121. COULD NO MORE. was no longer able to. THE CITY. any city. IN. Greek. _en,_ as in Mark 1:2. But. Tr. WH read _epi._ App-104. CAME. kept coming.... [ Continue Reading ]