Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. THEN, [ Tote (G5119)] - an indefinite note of sequence. But Mark's word (Mark 1:12) fixes what we should have presumed was meant, that it was "immediately" [ euthus (G2117)] after His baptism; and with this agree... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. AND WHEN HE HAD FASTED FORTY DAYS AND FORTY NIGHTS. Luke says, "When they were quite ended [ suntelestheisoon (G4931)]. HE WAS AFTERWARD, [ husteron (G5305 )] AN HUNGERED - evidently implying that the sensation of... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. AND WHEN THE TEMPTER CAME TO HIM. Evidently we have here a new scene. HE SAID, IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD, COMMAND THAT THESE STONES BE MADE BREAD, [ artoi (G740)] - rather, 'loaves,' a... [ Continue Reading ]
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. BUT HE ANSWERED AND SAID, IT IS WRITTEN ( ), MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE - more emphatically, as in the Greek, 'Not by bread alone shall man live' -- BUT... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, THEN THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP, [ paralambanei (G3880 ) - RATHER, 'CONDUCTETH HIM'] INTO THE HOLY CITY - so called (as in Isaiah 48:2; Nehemiah 11:1) from its being "the city of the Great King," the seat... [ Continue Reading ]
And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, IF THOU BE THE SON OF GOD. As this temptation... [ Continue Reading ]
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, IT IS WRITTEN AGAIN () - q.d., 'True, it is so written, and on that promise I implicitly rely; but in using it there is another scripture which must not be forgotten, THOU SHALT NOT TEMPT THE... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; AGAIN, THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP [`CONDUCTETH HIM,' AS BEFORE] INTO, [OR 'UNTO,'] AN EXCEEDING HIGH AGAIN, THE DEVIL TAKETH HIM UP [`CONDUCTETH HIM,' AS BEFORE] INTO... [ Continue Reading ]
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. AND SAITH UNTO HIM, ALL THESE THINGS WILL I GIVE THEE - "and the glory of them," adds Luke. But Matthew having already said that this was "showed Him," did not need to repeat it here. Luke () adds these... [ Continue Reading ]
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. THEN SAITH JESUS UNTO HIM, GET THEE HENCE, SATAN. (The evidence for the insertion here of the words opisoo (G3694) mou (G3450) - 'behind me,'-and the omission o... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him. THEN THE DEVIL LEAVETH HIM. Luke says, "And when the devil had exhausted" - or, 'quite ended' [ suntelesas (G4931)], as in Luke 4:2 - "every [mode of] temptation [ panta (G3956) peirasmon (G3986)], he departed from him... [ Continue Reading ]
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; NOW WHEN JESUS HAD HEARD THAT JOHN WAS CAST INTO PRISON, [ paredothee (G3860)] - more simply, 'was delivered up;' as recorded in Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19 -- HE DEPARTED - rather, 'withdrew' [ anechoore... [ Continue Reading ]
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim: AND LEAVING [ katalipoon (G2641 )] NAZARETH. The prevalent opinion is, that this refers to a first visit to Nazareth after His baptism, whose details are given by Luke (Luk... [ Continue Reading ]
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, THAT IT MIGHT BE FULFILLED WHICH WAS SPOKEN BY ESAIAS THE PROPHET (Matthew 9:1, or, as in Heb. 8:23 , and ), "saying,... [ Continue Reading ]
The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles; THE LAND OF ZABULON, AND THE LAND OF NEPHTHALIM, [BY] THE WAY OF THE SEA - the coast skirting the sea of Galilee westward -- BEYOND JORDAN - a phrase commonly meaning eastward of Jor... [ Continue Reading ]
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. THE PEOPLE WHICH SAT IN DARKNESS SAW GREAT LIGHT; AND TO THEM WHICH SAT IN THE REGION AND SHADOW OF DEATH LIGHT IS SPRUNG UP. [This is rendered pretty closely from the Heb... [ Continue Reading ]
From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. FROM THAT TIME JESUS BEGAN TO PREACH, AND TO SAY, REPENT: FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS AT HAND. Thus did our Lord not only take up the strain, but give forth the identical summons of His honoured fore... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. AND JESUS, WALKING. (The word "Jesus" here appears not to belong to the text, but to have been introduced from those portions of it which wer... [ Continue Reading ]
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. AND HE SAITH UNTO THEM, FOLLOW ME - rather, as the same expression is rendered in Mark, "Come ye after me" [ Deute (G1205) opisoo (G3694) mou (G3450)] - AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN - raising them from a lower to a high... [ Continue Reading ]
And they straightway left their nets, and followed him. AND THEY STRAIGHTWAY LEFT THEIR NETS, AND FOLLOWED HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. AND GOING ON FROM THENCE, HE SAW OTHER TWO BRETHREN, JAMES THE SON OF ZEBEDEE, AND JOHN HIS BROTHER, IN A SHIP, [ en ... [ Continue Reading ]
And they immediately left the ship and their father, and followed him. AND THEY IMMEDIATELY LEFT THE SHIP AND THEIR FATHER. Mark adds an important clause: "They left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants;" showing that the family were in easy circumstances. AND FOLLOWED HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. AND JESUS WENT ABOUT ALL GALILEE, TEACHING IN THEIR SYNAGOGUES. These were houses of local worship. It cannot be... [ Continue Reading ]
And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. AND HIS FAME WENT THROUGHOUT ALL SYRIA... [ Continue Reading ]
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. AND THERE FOLLOWED HIM GREAT MULTITUDES OF PEOPLE FROM GALILEE, AND FROM DECAPOLIS - a region lying to the east of the Jordan, so called as containing... [ Continue Reading ]