BEGAN. See note on Mark 1:1. BY. in. Greek. _en_ App-104. as in Mark 12:36. MAN. Greek. _anthropos_. App-123. SET AN HEDGE. placed. fence. WINEFAT. Occurs only here in N.T.. a wine-vat. "Fat" is from A.S. _foet_. a vessel (compare Dutch _vatten_. to catch). Northern Eng. for _vat._ TOWER _= wat... [ Continue Reading ]
AT THE SEASON. The fourth year after planting it; no profit till then. See Leviticus 19:23; Leviticus 19:24. TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. SERVANT. bond-servant. FROM. Greek. _para._ App-104. Not the same word as in verses: Mark 12:25; Mark 12:34. OF. from. Greek. _apo._ App-104. Same word as in Ma... [ Continue Reading ]
CAUGHT. took.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNTO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. As in verses: Mark 12:6; Mark 12:13; Mark 12:18. ANOTHER. Greek. _allos_ App-124. AT HIM, &c.. him they stoned. This word "stoned" is omitted by all the texts. SENT HIM AWAY SHAMEFULLY HANDLED.. T Tr. WH. with Syriac read "insulted him".... [ Continue Reading ]
MANY OTHERS. All these were "His servants the prophets" up to John the Baptist. Supply the Ellipsis from Mark 12:4 thus: "Many others [He sent, whom they used shamefully], beating some and killing some". BEATING.. scourging.... [ Continue Reading ]
THEREFORE. Omitted by [L]. Tr.. WH. with Syriac. HIS. his own. WELLBELOVED. beloved. App-135. LAST.. Divine supplement, here. REVERENCE. have respect to.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAID... THIS = said that (Greek. _hoti)_ this is, &c. AMONG = to. _Gu pros._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
KILLED HIM. As the Lord had already revealed to the disciples (Mark 10:32). OUT. outside.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL. will. THE LORD. Implying and leading up to the interpretation. App-98. A. UNTO OTHERS. The new Israel, as foretold in Isaiah 66:7. OTHERS. Greek. Plural of' _allos_. App-124.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAVE YE NOT READ. ? See, App-143. NOT. not even. Greek. _oude._ Compound of _ou_. See App-105. THE STONE, &c. Quoted from Psalms 118:22. Compare Acts 4:10. See App-107. IS. this is.... [ Continue Reading ]
THIS WAS, &c.. this was from Jehovah _(Greek. para._ App-104.) THE LORD. S. Jehovah's. App-98. B. a. IN. Greek. _en_. App-104. Same word as in tiro. 23, -25, 26-, 35, 38, 39. Not the same as in verses: Mark 12:12; Mark 12:14. Mar 12:-26.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR. because. KNEW. came to know, or perceived. Greek _ginosko._ See App-152. Not the same word as in verses: Mark 12:14; Mark 12:15; Mark 12:24. AGAINST. Greek _pros._ App-104.... [ Continue Reading ]
PHARISEES. App-120. TO CATCH. that _they_ might catch. CATCH. Greek. _agreuo. to_ take in hunting: hence, to ensnare. In Matthew 22:15 it is _pagideuo. to_ ensnare ("entangle "). Both are Divine supplementary render ings of the same Aramaic word: Matt. giving the result of the hunting. Neither of... [ Continue Reading ]
MASTER. Teacher. As in Mark 12:19; Mark 12:32. App-98. Mark 12:1. WE KNOW. Greek _oida._ See App-132. FOR. about, or concerning. Greek. _peri_. App-104. NO MAN. no one. Greek _oudeis,_. compound of ou. App-105. FOR. because. REGARDEST NOT. lookest (App-133.) not (Greek. _ou_. App-105) on (Greek... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL WE GIVE, &c.. Divine supplement, here. NOT. Greek _me._ App-105. Same word as in Mark 12:24. Not the same as in verses: Mark 12:10; Mark 12:14; Mark 12:34; Mark 12:34, PENNY. _denarion_. See note on Matthew 22:19. App-51.... [ Continue Reading ]
IMAGE, &c. See note on Matthew 22:20.... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS. App-98. ANSWERING SAID. Hebrew idiom. See note, on Deuteronomy 1:41. MARVELLED. were wondering.. WH. read "wondered beyond measure" _(exehaumasan,_ instead of _ethaumasan,_ with Authorized Version. Tr.. and Syriac.)... [ Continue Reading ]
SADDUCEES. (No Article.) See App-120. WHICH. they who. Greek. _hoitines,_ marking them as. class characterized by this denial. NO. Greek. _me_. App-105. As in Mark 12:19. not the same as in verses: Mark 12:20; Mark 12:22, i.e. they denied it subjectively. ASKED. questioned.... [ Continue Reading ]
MOSES. See note on Mark 1:44 and Matthew 8:4. IF, &C. Deuteronomy 25:5; Deuteronomy 25:6. Assuming. simple hypothesis. See App-118.... [ Continue Reading ]
NO. Greek. _ou._ App-105. Some as in Mark 12:22. not the same as in verses: Mark 12:18; Mark 12:19.... [ Continue Reading ]
NEITHER. Compound _of ou._ App-105.... [ Continue Reading ]
WOMAN DIED ALSO. woman also died.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAD. gat.... [ Continue Reading ]
DO YE NOT. ? Figure of speech _Erotesis_ (App-6), for emphasis. THEREFORE. on account of _(dia._ App-104.Mark 12:2; Mark 12:2) this; referring to the reasons about to be stated in the next two clauses. KNOW. Greek. _oida._ App-132. NEITHER. Greek. _mede._. compound of _me_. App-105. POWER. (inhe... [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. from among. Greek. _ek._ App-104. THE DEAD. No Art. See App-139.... [ Continue Reading ]
AND AS TOUCHING. But concerning. Greek. _peri._ App-104. THE DEAD. dead bodies, or corpses. With Art. See App-139. Not the same as in Mark 12:27. IN THE BUSH. at (Greek. _epi._ App-104.) the place concerning the bush: i.e. the passage about it in Exodus 3:6. Compare Romans 11:2 "in Elijah"; see no... [ Continue Reading ]
THE DEAD. dead people. Not the same as in Mark 12:26. No Art. See App-139. THE LIVING: i.e. those who live again in resurrection. See note on Matthew 9:18. Therefore they must rise. This is the only logical conclusion of the Lord's argu ment. The whole subject is resurrection. YE, Note the emphasi... [ Continue Reading ]
CAME. came up; or came to [Him]. PERCEIVING. Greek. _oida_. App-132. WELL. admirably, finely. ASKED. questioned. WHICH. Of what nature. THE FIRST, &c.. the first of all the commandments.... [ Continue Reading ]
HEAR,. ISRAEL, &c. Quoted from Deuteronomy 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:5. THE LORD... LORD. Jehovah... Jehovah. App-98. ONE. See note on Deuteronomy 6:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
LOVE. See App-135. WITH. out of, or from. Greek. _ek._ App-104. ALL THY. thy whole. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndetom._ App-6. SOUL. Greek. _psuche_. App-110. THIS (IS] THE FIRST COMMANDMENT. Note (in the Greek) the Figure of speech _Homoeoteleuton_ (App-6), for emphasis: _haute, pro... [ Continue Reading ]
THOU SHALT, &o. Quoted from Leviticus 19:18. NEIGHBOUR. the one near. Compare Matthew 5:43.Luke 10:27; Luke 10:29; Luke 10:36, NONE, &c. not (Greek. _ou_. App-105.) another commandment greater.... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 12:32 are. Divine supplement, here. WELL. "Right", or as we say "Good". THE TRUTH. according to (Greek. _epi_. App-104.) the truth: i.e. truthfully. App-175. FOR. that. THERE IS ONE GOD. All the texts read "that He is One "(omitting the word "God"). BUT HE. besides Him.... [ Continue Reading ]
UNDERSTANDING. intelligence. Greek. _sunesis. a_ putting together. Not the same word as in Mark 12:30, which is _dianoia_. mind, the thinking faculty. MORE, &c. Compare 1 Samuel 15:22.... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCREETLY. judiciously. Greek _nounechos._ Occurs only here in N. T, FROM. away from. Greek. _apo_ App-104. THE KINGDOM OF GOD. See App-114.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHILE HE TAUGHT IN THE TEMPLE. See App-156. CHRIST. the Messiah. (With Art.) See Matthew 1:1. App-98. THE SON OF DAVID. See App-88.... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID HIMSELF. These are the Lord's words. He did not "accept the current view", but He spake from the Father Himself. See Deuteronomy 18:18; John 7:16; John 8:28; John 8:46; John 8:47; John 12:49; John 14:10; John 14:24; John 17:8. This settles the auth [ Continue Reading ]
LORD. App-98. B. b. THE COMMON PEOPLE. the great crowd. Indicating numerical, not social, distinction.... [ Continue Reading ]
DOCTRINE. teaching. BEWARE. take heed. App-133. OF. away from (Greek. _apo_. App-104.): i.e. take heed [and keep] away from. Not the some word as in Mark 12:44. LOVE. desire, or will to. Greek. _thelo._ App-102. GO. walk about. LONG CLOTHING. robes. Greek. _stolais._... [ Continue Reading ]
CHIEF SEATS. See note on Matthew 23:6. UPPERMOST ROOMS. first couches or places. AT. in. Greek. _en._ App-104. Not the same as in. Mark 12:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
DEVOUR. eat up. Being occupied in making wills and conveyances of property, they abused their office. GREATER DAMNATION. heavier judgment.... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 12:41 is parallel with Luke 21:1. See notes there. THE TREASURY. Situated in the women's court, occupying about 200 feet square, and surrounded by. colonnade. Inside, against the wall, were thirteen receptacles, called "trumpets" (from their shape) nine being for legal dues, and four for volun... [ Continue Reading ]
A CERTAIN POOR WIDOW. one poor widow. THREW. cast, as above, MITES. Pl, of _lepton_. the small thin Jewish copper coin (from _leptos =_ peeled, or pared down). Occ only here, and Luke 12:59; Luke 21:2. See App-51. A FARTHING. Greek. _kodrantes._. [Roman] _quadrans_. i.e.. fourth, being. fourth of... [ Continue Reading ]
VERILY. See note on Matthew 5:18. THIS POOR WIDOW. this widow; and she. poor one.... [ Continue Reading ]
OF. out of. Greek _ek._ App-104. WANT. destitution. ALL. the whole. THAT. as much as. LIVING. life. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the means whereby her life was supported: i.e. her livelihood. Greek. _bios._ See App-170.... [ Continue Reading ]