And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 9:28. The time of this section is sufficiently denoted by the events which all the narratives show to have immediately preceded it-the f... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, For the exposition of this portion, see the notes at Mark 9:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: AND WHILE THEY ABODE IN GALILEE, JESUS SAID UNTO THEM. Mark (), as usual, is very precise here: "And they departed thence" - that is, from the scene of the last miracle - "and passed th... [ Continue Reading ]
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. AND THEY SHALL KILL HIM, AND THE THIRD DAY HE SHALL BE RAISED AGAIN. AND THEY WERE EXCEEDING SORRY. Though the shock would not be so great as at the first announcement (Matthew 16:21), their "sor... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? AND WHEN THEY WERE COME TO CAPERNAUM, THEY THAT RECEIVED TRIBUTE MONEY, [ ta (G3588) didrachma (G1323)] - 'the double drachma;' a sum equal to two Attic drachmas, and... [ Continue Reading ]
He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers? HE SAITH, YES - q.d., 'To be sure He does;' as if eager to remove even the suspicion of th... [ Continue Reading ]
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. PETER SAITH UNTO HIM, OF STRANGERS - or, 'Of those not their children.' JESUS SAITH UNTO HIM, THEN ARE THE CHILDREN FREE. By "the children" our Lord cannot here mean Himself and the Twelve together, in some lo... [ Continue Reading ]
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. NOTWITHSTANDING, LEST WE SHOULD OFFEND (OR 'STUMBLE'... [ Continue Reading ]