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Mark 11

Mark 11:1

CHAPTER XI. _Christ rides triumphantly into Jerusalem_, 1-11. _The barren fig tree cursed_, 12-14. _He cleanses the temple_, 15-17. _The scribes and chief priests are enraged_, 18. _Reflections on the withered fig tree_, 19-23. _Directions concerning prayer and forgiveness_, 24-26. _The chief... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:2

Verse Mark 11:2. _WHEREON NEVER MAN SAT_] No animal was allowed to be employed in sacred uses, even among the heathen, that had previously been used for any domestic or agricultural purpose; and those which had never been yoked were considered as sacred. See several proofs of this in the note on Num... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:3

Verse Mark 11:3. _AND STRAIGHTWAY HE WILL SEND HIM HITHER._] From the text, I think it is exceedingly plain, that our Lord did not _beg_, but _borrow_, the colt; therefore the latter clause of this verse should be understood as the promise of _returning_ him. Is not the proper translation the follow... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:6

Verse Mark 11:6. _AND THEY LET THEM GO._] Having a full assurance that the beast should be _safely_ and _speedily restored_.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:10

Verse Mark 11:10. _IN THE NAME OF THE LORD_] Omitted by BCDLU, some others, and several _versions. Griesbach_ leaves it out. _HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST!_] Matthew 21:9, Matthew 21:9.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:11

Verse Mark 11:11. _WHEN HE HAD LOOKED ROUND ABOUT UPON ALL THINGS_] _He_ _examined every thing _- to see if the matters pertaining to the Divine worship were properly conducted; to see that nothing was _wanting_-nothing _superfluous_. _AND NOW THE EVENTIDE WAS COME_] The time in which he usually le... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:13

Verse Mark 11:13. _FOR THE TIME OF FIGS WAS NOT YET._] Rather, _For it_ _was not the season of gathering figs yet_. This I am fully persuaded is the true _sense_ of this passage, ου γαρ ην καιρος συκων. For a proof that καιρος here signifies the time of _gathering_ the figs, see the LXX. in Psalms... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:15

Verse Mark 11:15. _AND THEY COME_] Several MSS. and versions have παλιν, _again_. This was the next day after our Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem; for on the evening of that day he went to _Bethany_, and lodged there, Mark 11:11, and Matthew 21:17, and returned the next morning to Jerusalem.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:16

Verse Mark 11:16. _SHOULD CARRY_ ANY _VESSEL_] Among the Jews the word _keli, vessel_, had a vast latitude of meaning; it signified _arms_, Jeremiah 21:4; Ezekiel 9:1; _clothes_, Deuteronomy 22:5, and _instruments of music_, Psalms 71:22. It is likely that the evangelist uses the Greek word σκευος i... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:22

Verse 22. _HAVE FAITH IN GOD_] Εχετε πιϚιν θεου is a mere Hebraism: _have the faith of God_, i.e. have _strong_ faith, or the _strongest faith_, for thus the Hebrews expressed the _superlative_ degree; so the _mountains of God_ mean exceeding _great_ mountains-the _hail of God_, exceeding _great hai... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:25

Verse 25. _WHEN YE STAND PRAYING_] This expression may mean no more than, _When ye are disposed_, or _have a mind, to pray_, i.e. whenever ye perform that duty. And it is thus used and explained in the Koran, Surat. v. ver. 7. See Clarke on Matthew 21:20. But the Pharisees loved to pray _standing_,... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:26

Verse 26. At the end of this verse, the 7th and 8th verses of Matthew 7:, Matthew 7:7 Ask and ye shall receive, c., are added by M, and sixteen other MSS. The 26th verse is wanting in BLS, seven others, some editions, the _Coptic_, one _Itala_, and _Theophyact_.... [ Continue Reading ]

Mark 11:32

Verse Mark 11:32. _THEY FEARED THE PEOPLE_] Or rather, _We fear_, c. Instead of εφοβουντο, _they feared_ the _Codex Bezae_, seven others, later _Syriac, Arabic, Coptic, AEthiopic, Armenian, Vulgate_, and all the _Itala_, read φοβουμεν, or φοβουμεθα. The common reading appearing to me quite improper.... [ Continue Reading ]

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