Mark 6:1-6
And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 4:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him. For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 4:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; For the exposition, see the notes at ; Matthew 10:5.... [ Continue Reading ]
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. AND KING HEROD - that is, Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus ... [ Continue Reading ]
Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. OTHERS SAID, THAT IT IS ELIAS. AND OTHERS, THAT IT IS A PROPHET, OR AS ONE OF THE PROPHETS. See the note at .... [ Continue Reading ]
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. BUT WHEN HEROD HEARD THEREOF, HE SAID, IT IS JOHN, WHOM I BEHEADED: HE IS RISEN FROM THE DEAD. [ autos (G846)] - 'Himself has risen;' as if the innocence and sanctity of his faithful reprover had not suff... [ Continue Reading ]
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her. FOR HEROD HIMSELF HAD SENT FORTH, AND LAID HOLD UPON JOHN, AND BOUND HIM IN PRISON - in the castle of Machaerus, near the southern extremity of... [ Continue Reading ]
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. FOR JOHN HAD SAID UNTO HEROD, IT IS NOT LAWFUL FOR THEE TO HAVE THY BROTHER'S WIFE. Noble fidelity! It was not lawful, because Herod's wife and Herodias' husband were both living; and further, because the parties... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: THEREFORE HERODIAS HAD A QUARREL AGAINST HIM, [ eneichen (G1758) autoo (G846)] - rather, as in the margin, 'had a grudge against him.' Probably she was too proud to speak to him: still less would she quarrel... [ Continue Reading ]
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. FOR HEROD FEARED JOHN - but, as Bengel notes, John feared not Herod. KNOWING THAT HE WAS A JUST MAN AND AN HOLY. Compare the case of Elijah with... [ Continue Reading ]
And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; AND WHEN A CONVENIENT DAY (FOR THE PURPOSES OF HERODIAS) WAS COME, THAT HEROD, [ genomenees (G1096) heemeras (G2250) eukairou (G2121), hote (G3753)] - rather, '... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. AND WHEN THE DAUGHTER OF THE SAID HERODIAS - that is, her daughter by her proper husband, Herod Ph... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. AND HE [THE KING, SO CALLED, BUT ONLY BY COURTESY (SEE THE NOTE AT ] SWARE UNTO HER, WHATSOEVER THOU SHALT ASK OF ME, UNTO THE HALF OF MY KINGDOM. Those in whom passion and luxury have destr... [ Continue Reading ]
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. AND SHE WENT FORTH, AND SAID UNTO HER MOTHER, WHAT SHALL I ASK? AND SHE SAID, THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. Abandoned women are more shameless and heartless than men. The Baptist's fidelit... [ Continue Reading ]
And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. AND SHE CAME IN STRAIGHTWAY WITH HASTE UNTO THE KING, AND ASKED, SAYING, I WILL THAT THOU GIVE ME BY AND BY [ ex (G1537) autees (G846)] - rather,... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. AND THE KING WAS EXCEEDING SORRY. With his feelings regarding John, and the truths which so told upon his conscience from that preacher's lips, and after so often and caref... [ Continue Reading ]
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, AND IMMEDIATELY THE KING SENT AN EXECUTIONER, [ spekoulatoora (G4688) - the true reading is evidently spekoulatora (G4688)] - one of the guards in attendance. The word... [ Continue Reading ]
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. AND BROUGHT HIS HEAD IN A CHARGER, AND GAVE IT TO THE DAMSEL: AND THE DAMSEL GAVE IT TO HER MOTHER. Herodias did not shed the blood of the stern reprover; she only got it done, and then gloated o... [ Continue Reading ]
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb. AND WHEN HIS DISCIPLES HEARD OF IT-THAT IS, THE BAPTIST'S OWN DISCIPLES, THEY CAME AND TOOK UP HIS CORPSE, AND LAID IT IN A TOMB - "and went and told Jesus" (). If these disciples had, up to this time, st... [ Continue Reading ]
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. AND THE APOSTLES GATHERED THEMSELVES TOGETHER - probably at Capernaum, on returning from their mission (Mark 6:7) - "and told him all things, both what they had d... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. AND HE SAID, COME YE YOURSELVES APART INTO A DESERT PLACE, AND REST A WHILE: FOR THERE WERE MANY COMING AND GOING, AND THEY HAD N... [ Continue Reading ]
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately. AND THEY DEPARTED INTO A DESERT PLACE BY SHIP PRIVATELY - "over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias," says John (John 6:1:l), the only one of the Evangelists who so fully describes it; the others having written when their reade... [ Continue Reading ]
And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. AND THE PEOPLE [`THE MULTITUDES' hoi (G3588 ) ochloi (G3793 )] SAW THEM DEPARTING, AND MANY KNEW HIM. The true reading would seem to be: 'And many saw them... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things. AND JESUS, WHEN HE CAME OUT of the ship [ exelthoon (G1831)] - 'having gone on shore,' SAW MUCH PEOPLE - `a great m... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: AND WHEN THE DAY WAS NOW FAR SPENT - "began to wear away" or 'decline,' says Luke (Luke 9:12), [ klinein (G2827)]. Matthew (Matthew 14:15) says, "when it was evening... [ Continue Reading ]
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat. SEND THEM AWAY, THAT THEY MAY GO INTO THE COUNTRY ROUND ABOUT, AND INTO THE VILLAGES, AND BUY THEMSELVES BREAD: FOR THEY HAVE NOTHING TO EAT. John tells u... [ Continue Reading ]
He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? HE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO THEM, "They need not depart" (), GIVE YE THEM TO EAT - doubtless said to prepare them for what was to follow. AND T... [ Continue Reading ]
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. HE SAITH UNTO THEM, HOW MANY LOAVES HAVE YE? GO AND SEE. AND WHEN THEY KNEW, THEY SAY, FIVE, AND TWO FISH. John is more precise and full. "One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother... [ Continue Reading ]
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. AND HE COMMANDED THEM TO MAKE ALL SIT DOWN BY COMPANIES UPON THE GREEN GRASS, [ epi (G1909) too (G3588) chlooroo (G5515) chortoo (G5528)] - or 'green hay;' the rank grass of those bushy wastes. For, as John (John 6:10)... [ Continue Reading ]
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. AND THEY SAT DOWN IN RANKS, BY HUNDREDS, AND BY FIFTIES. Doubtless this was to show at a glance the number fed, and to enable all to witness in an orderly manner this glorious miracle.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. AND WHEN HE HAD TAKEN THE FIVE LOAVES AND THE TWO FISH, HE LOOKED UP TO HEAVEN. Th... [ Continue Reading ]
And they did all eat, and were filled. AND THEY DID ALL EAT, AND WERE FILLED. All the four Evangelists mention this; and John () adds, "and likewise of the fish, as much as they would" - to show that vast as was the multitude, and scanty the provisions, the meal to each and all of them was a ple... [ Continue Reading ]
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes. AND THEY TOOK UP TWELVE BASKETS FULL OF THE FRAGMENTS, AND OF THE FISH. "Therefore (says John 6:13), they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over a... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. AND THEY THAT DID EAT OF THE LOAVES WERE [ABOUT] FIVE THOUSAND MEN - "besides women and children" (Matthew 14:21). Of these, however, there would probably not be many; as only the males were obliged to go to the approaching festiv... [ Continue Reading ]
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. AND STRAIGHTWAY HE CONSTRAINED HIS DISCIPLES TO GET INTO THE SHIP, AND TO GO TO THE OTHER SIDE BEFORE (HIM) UNTO BETHSAIDA - Bethsaida of Galilee ... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. AND WHEN HE HAD SENT THEM AWAY, HE DEPARTED INTO A MOUNTAIN TO PRAY - thus at length getting that privacy and rest which He had vainly sought during the earlier part of the day; opportunity also to pour out His soul in connecti... [ Continue Reading ]
And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. AND WHEN EVEN WAS COME - the later evening (see the note at ). It had come even when the disciples embarked (; ). THE SHIP WAS IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA, AND HE ALONE ON THE LAND. John says (), "It was now dark,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. AND HE SAW THEM TOILING IN ROWING; FOR THE WIND WAS CONTRARY UNTO THEM - putting forth all their strength to b... [ Continue Reading ]
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out: BUT WHEN THEY SAW HIM WALKING UPON THE SEA, THEY SUPPOSED IT HAD BEEN A SPIRIT, AND CRIED OUT - "for fear" (). He would appear to them at first like a dark moving speck upon the waters; then as a human... [ Continue Reading ]
For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid. FOR THEY ALL SAW HIM, AND WERE TROUBLED. AND IMMEDIATELY HE TALKED WITH THEM, AND SAITH UNTO THEM, BE OF GOOD CHEER: IT IS I; BE NOT AFRAID. There is someth... [ Continue Reading ]
And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. AND HE WENT UP UNTO THEM INTO THE SHIP. John (John 6:21) says, "Then they willingly received him into the ship" [ eethelon (G2309) oun (G3767) labein (G2983) autoon ... [ Continue Reading ]
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened. FOR THEY CONSIDERED NOT THE MIRACLE OF THE LOAVES: FOR THEIR HEART WAS HARDENED. What a singular statement! The meaning seems to be that if they had but "considered (or reflected upon) the miracle of the loaves," pe... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. AND WHEN THEY HAD PASSED OVER, THEY CAME INTO THE LAND OF GENNESARET - form which the lake sometimes takes its name, stretching along its western shore. Capernaum was their landing-place (John 6:24). A... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, AND WHEN THEY WERE COME OUT OF THE SHIP, STRAIGHTWAY THEY KNEW HIM - "immediately they recognized Him;" that is, the people did.... [ Continue Reading ]
And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. AND RAN THROUGH THAT WHOLE REGION ROUND ABOUT, AND BEGAN TO CARRY ABOUT IN BEDS THOSE THAT WERE SICK, WHERE THEY HEARD HE WAS. At this period of our Lord's ministry the... [ Continue Reading ]
And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as m... [ Continue Reading ]