Commentary Critical and Explanatory
Mark 1:4-8
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
No JFB commentary on these verses.
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
No JFB commentary on these verses.
MARK 1:4 @o`# bapti,zwn evn th|/ evrh,mw| kai, {C} In view of the predominant usage in the Synoptic Gospels of referring to John as “the Baptist” (o` baptisth,j occurs in Mark 6:25 and...
Verse Mark 1:4. _JOHN_] The original name is _nearly_ lost in the Greek ιωαννης, and in the Latin _Johannes_, and almost _totally_ so in the English _John_. The original name is יהוחנן _Yehochanan_,...
See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:11....
PART I. THE SERVANT; WHO HE IS AND HOW HE CAME Chapter 1:1-13 __ 1. The Servant, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1 .) 2. His coming promised and announced. (Mark 1:2. Matthew 3:1;...
A brief introductory section showing how the work of John the Baptist, and the baptism and temptation of Jesus, led up to the ministry in Galilee. MARK 1:1 is perhaps best taken as the title to the w...
This is the beginning of the story of how Jesus Christ, the Son of God, brought the good news to men. There is a passage in Isaiah the prophet like this--"Lo! I send my messenger before you and he wil...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
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. A...
Mark 1:1-8. The Preaching and Baptism of John The object of St Mark is to relate _the official life and ministry_of our Lord. He therefore begins with His baptism, and first relates, as introductory...
_the wilderness_ i. e. the dry and unpeopled region extending from the gates of Hebron to the shores of the Dead Sea. "It is a dreary waste of rocky valleys; in some parts stern and terrible, the rock...
1–8. PREPARATORY MINISTRY OF THE BAPTIZER Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-6. Cf. John 1:6-31...
4. [62] 33 omit καί before κηρύσσων. [62] Codex Vaticanus. 4th cent., but perhaps a little later than א. In the Vatican Library almost since its foundation by Pope Nicolas V., and one of its greatest...
Ver 4. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. 5. And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all ba...
THE BEGINNING FACTS OF THE GOSPEL MARK ONE Mark moves quickly to set before his readers many of the beginning facts of the good news of Jesus Christ, God's Son. (Mark 1:1) The good news or gospel of J...
ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, появляться на сцене. Подчеркивает, что Его появление произошло в соответствии с замыслом Бога (Taylor), ΒΑΠΤΊΖΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_...
I. THE PREPARATION PERIOD 1:1-13 A. THE MISSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. 1:1-11. _TEXT 1:1-11_ The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet. Beh...
2-3 Compare Mal_3:1; Isa_40:3; Mat_3:3; Luk_3:4-6; Joh_1:15-23. 4-8 Compare Mat_3:1-12; Luk_3:1-18. 4 John the baptist was the son of a priest, so that he was entitled to exercise the priestly office...
BAPTISM OF JESUS. BEGINNING OF THE MINISTRY 1-8. Appearance of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Luke 3:1). See on Mt and Lk. St. Mark's Gospel, being based on the reminiscences of Peter, begins with the...
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. ABOUT MARK’S BOOK The Bible has 4 books about Jesus’ life. They are called the Books of Mat...
JOHN DID BAPTIZE. — No other Gospel passes so abruptly, so _in medias res,_ into the actual work of the Forerunner. There is no account of the birth or infancy of our Lord, as in St. Matthew and St. L...
CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 1:1-6 (Mark 1:1) THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send My messenger...
ἐγένετο Ἰ.: in accordance with, and in fulfilment of, these prophetic anticipations, _appeared John_. ὁ βαπτίζων = the Baptist (substantive participle), that the function by which he was best known. ε...
καθὼς introduces a prophetic citation as protasis to the historical statement about John in Mark 1:4 = in accordance with, etc., John appeared. The prophetic reference and the historical statement are...
_The appearance and ministry of the Baptist_ (Matthew 3:1-12; Luke 3:1-18)....
THE BEGINNING OF JESUS' MINISTRY Mark 1:1-20 _The ministry of John the Baptist,_ Mark 1:1-8. Always the message of John precedes that of Jesus Christ; first the changed attitude of the will, then fai...
The introductory words of this Gospel according to Mark are characterized by brevity. Mark at once announces his theme, "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God," and then in rapid...
(2) John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the (d) baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. (2) The sum of John's doctrine, or rather Christ's, is remission of sins and amendment of l...
For the remission of sins. Some commentators think from this that the baptism of John remitted sins, though he says in another place, I baptize you with water, but there has stood one amongst you, who...
HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:2-34; & Luke 14:3-35 Mark: “And immediately coming out of the synagogue? came into the house of Simon and Andrew and James and John. The mother...
CHAPTER 4 MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BY MATTHEW, MARK, AND LUKE Luke 3:1-2. “In the fifteenth year of the dominion of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of...
THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; (2) As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. (3) The voice o...
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...
_THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE_ ‘The baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.’ Mark 1:4 John ‘baptized with the baptism of repentance’; in other words, those who accepted his baptism declared t...
The message is new at least in the absolute and complete character it assumes, and in its direct and immediate application. It was not the Jewish privileges which should be obtained by repenting and r...
JOHN DID BAPTIZE IN THE WILDERNESS,.... Of Judea, Matthew 3:1, where he first appeared as a preacher; and is the same wilderness Isaiah has respect to in the above prophecy, Isaiah 40:3. The words are...
John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. Ver. 4. _John did baptize in the wilderness_] Like as at the promulgation of the law, the people we...
_John_ Who was the very person spoken of by those prophets, being sent of God for that end, _did baptize in the wilderness_ Which lay east from Jerusalem, along the river Jordan and the lake Asphaltit...
John the Baptist. Matthew 3:1-12. For the reception of spiritual blessings, preparation is needful; and those things which tend to hinder men from feeling this, and making preparation, should be caref...
John's ministry in agreement with prophetic vision:...
JOHN DID BAPTIZE IN THE WILDERNESS, AND PREACH THE BAPTISM OF REPENTANCE FOR THE REMISSION OF SINS. Two of the prophets of olden times had distinctly described the person and the work of John the Bapt...
This beginning is not that ofJohn 1:1, which speaks of the Lord's eternal existence "with God," and as being God; nor is it that of creation (Genesis 1:1), but of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son o...
TITLE: John Preached Jesus TEXT: Mark 1:1-8 PROPOSITION: John the Baptizer preached Jesus. QUESTION: What? KEY WORD: Messages SCRIPTURE READING: Same JOHN THE BAPTIZER - 1-6 1. The gospel (good news)...
FOR: Or, unto...
Luke saith that John began about the fifteenth year of Tiberius Caesar. He baptized _in the wilderness, _ that is, a place little inhabited. By his baptism is not to be strictly understood baptism, bu...
Tertullian On Repentance John holds not his peace, saying, "Enter upon repentance, for now shall salvation approach the nations"[9] Tertullian On Baptism the remission of sins,"[109] Gospel of Nic...
Mark 1:4 John G2491 came G1096 (G5633) baptizing G907 (G5723) in G1722 wilderness G2048 and G2532 preaching...
SECTION 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS MINISTRY (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus' emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1...
THE PREPARATION (1:1-8)....
THE BEGINNING (1:1-13). Mark commences his Gospel by referring to the new ‘Beginning', and to the herald who introduced Jesus in accordance with Scripture. This herald was a successful preacher and p...
SECTION 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS MINISTRY (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus' emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1; Isaiah 42:1; Isaiah 61:1...
‘John came, who baptised in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.' Here was the Elijah who was to come (Mark 9:13; Matthew 11:10; Matthew 17:12;...
Mark 1:4. JOHN APPEARED _._ The connection is with what precedes, as is indicated by the emphatic position of the word we translate ‘appeared,' usually rendered: came to pass. ‘As it was written,' so...
The Evangelist, intending to narrate our Lord's ministry without dwelling upon the earlier part of His life, prefaces the whole with a _title_ (Mark 1:1), which is followed by a reference to the preac...
JOHN CAME (εγενετο Ιωανης). His coming was an epoch (εγενετο), not a mere event (ην). His coming was in accordance with the prophetic picture (καθως, Mark 1:2). Note the same verb about John in John...
Mark 1 The Cure of Simon's Wife's Mother. Pain, sickness, delirium, madness, as great infringements of the laws of nature as the miracles themselves, are such veritable presences to the human experie...
Mark 1:4 Law before Liberty. As far as Holy Scripture and historical certainty teach us we see man always the same being in body, and brain, and feeling, but in experience a child; even as we also, w...
CONTENTS: Ministry of John the Baptist. Baptism and temptation of Jesus and His first Galilean ministry. Demons cast out, sickness healed, leprosy cured. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, John the...
Mark 1:1. _The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God._ This commencement is laconic, beautiful, and perspicuous. Several Greek authors begin their books in this independent way. It a...
SO JOHN APPEARED IN THE DESERT. Of Judea. See note on Matthew 3:1. TURN AWAY FROM YOUR SINS AND BE BAPTIZED. He both preached and baptized. Note that his baptism was water only, for those who were _al...
_John did baptize in the wilderness._ THE AGE IN WHICH THE BAPTIST MINISTERED The age of Tiberius, spiritually speaking, was not unlike the Victorian age. Some people were still satisfied with the ol...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:4 JOHN 1:1 prepares the way for Jesus by calling people to REPENTANCE, which means turning to God for forgivene
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:1 Introduction. Mark begins his account with the public ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. ⇐...
JOHN THE BAPTIST PREPARES THE WAY FOR JESUS MATTHEW 3:1-12; MARK 1:2-8; LUKE 3:2-18; MATTHEW 3:1 In those days came John the Baptist,...
COMMENTARY upon THE GOSPEL OF S. MARK. _______. _______ INTRODUCTION. " MARK," says S. Jerome in his _Catalogue of Ecclesiastical Writers_, "was a disciple and interpreter of S. Peter. At the req...
_John was in the desert baptizing, and preaching the baptism of penance unto remission of sins_. That this remission was to be received from Christ and His baptism, which was the perfection and consum...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 1:1. BEGINNING.—For best commentary on this see Luke 16:16. Law and prophets ended with John, who heralded new _régime_. GOSPEL.—Good tidings, from God to man, of...
EXPOSITION MARK 1:1 THE BEGINNING OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. These words mean, not the title of the book, but the commencement of the narrative; and so they depend upon what follows, namely, "as...
Let's turn to Mark's gospel. Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from li...
Acts 10:37; Acts 13:24; Acts 13:25; Acts 19:3; Acts 19:4;...
John came [ε γ ε ν ε τ ο ι ω α ν ε σ]. His coming was an epoch [ε γ ε ν ε τ ο], not a mere event [ε ν]. His coming was in accordance with the prophetic picture [κ α θ ω σ, 1:2]. Note the same verb abo...
JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD Mark 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the opening statement of Mark's Gospel. There are some who vainly contend that the Gospel of Mark has nothing to say about...
Preaching the baptism of repentance — That is, preaching repentance, and baptizing as a sign and means of it....
A twofold account is here given of St. John's execution of his ministry and office: First, his baptising; secondly, his preaching. JOHN DID BAPTISE; that is, admit persons into the church, by washing...