George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Mark 9:37
Who followeth not us, in that special manner, as Christ's apostles did. (Witham)
Who followeth not us, in that special manner, as Christ's apostles did. (Witham)
See the notes at Matthew 18:1....
CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Glory to Come foreshadowed in the Transfiguration. (Mark 9:1 .Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28 .)_ 2. The helpless disciples and the secret of failure. ...
A CONVERSATION WITH THE TWELVE. This section illustrates the kind of teaching which Jesus gave in private to His disciples. It may embody fragmentary recollections of a particular discussion, but more...
WHEN THE KING COMES INTO HIS OWN (Mark 8:38 ; Mark 9:1) 9:1 "Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he com...
Jesus took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And he took him up in the crook of his arm and said to them, "Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me, and whoeve...
IN. _Greek. epi._ App-104....
33–37. THE QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE Matthew 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48...
ἝΝ ΤΩ͂Ν ΤΟΙΟΎΤΩΝ ΠΑΙΔΊΩΝ. Anyone of similar childlike character. Nothing is said about his _coming_ in the Name of the Lord: πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου δεχθήτω (_Didache_ xii. 1). ΔΈΞΗΤΑΙ ἘΠ...
Ver 30. And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and He would not that any man should know it. 31. For He taught He disciples, and said unto them, "The Son of man is delivered into the ha...
_DISCIPLESHIP REQUIRES UNCOMMON TRUST -- MARK 9:36-50:_ In Mark 9:38-40 we read, "John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad h...
ΤΟΙΟΎΤΟΣ (G5108) такого рода, характера, подобный, ΔΈΞΗΤΑΙ _aor. conj. med. (dep.) от_ ΔΈΧΟΜΑΙ (G1209) принимать, приветствовать. _Conj._ с ΆΝ (G302) используется в indef. rel. _прид._ ΔΈΧΗΤΑΙ _praes...
_SUMMARY 8:14 TO 9:50_ The two miracles recorded in the preceding sectionthe cure of the blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26), and the casting out of the obstinate demon (Mark 9:14-29)are additional...
13. THE CHILDLIKE SPIRIT 9:33-43 _TEXT 9:33-43_ And they came to Capernaum: and when he was in the house he asked them, What were ye reasoning in the way? But they held their peace: for they had disp...
_WHOSOEVER SHALL RECEIVE ONE OF SUCH CHILDREN IN MY NAME, RECEIVETH ME: AND WHOSOEVER SHALL RECEIVE ME, RECEIVETH NOT ME, BUT HIM THAT SENT ME._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
His new attitude involved, which would keep them from attempting such a miracle. The great lesson in this sign is that the demon will not come out of Israel under the ministry of the apostles, as set...
THE TRANSFIGURATION. AN EPILEPTIC HEALED. PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH 2-8. The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28). See on Mt....
THE CONTROVERSY AS TO WHICH SHOULD BE GREATEST.(Matthew 18:1; Luke 9:46). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 9 JESUS WITH MOSES AND ELIJAH VERSES 1-10 Before Jesus began his work for God, Jes...
CHAPTER 9:28-37 (MARK 9:28) JESUS AND THE DISCIPLES "And when He was come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, saying, We could not cast it out. And He said unto them, This kind can com...
f1δέξηται in the first member of the sentence, δέχηται in the second; the former (aorist subjunctive with ἂν), the more regular in a clause expressing future possibility. Winer, xlii. 3b (a). The seco...
_The Twelve at school_ (Matthew 18:1-10; Luke 9:46-50, etc.)....
THE PATH TO GREATNESS Mark 9:30-50 Such were the hopes awakened by the Transfiguration and the following miracles that the disciples were led to speculate upon their relative position in the Kingdom....
Here we see four men who have passed without death into the atmosphere and society of the heavens. One only of the four is there by His own right. Pure and spotless humanity stands in the glory of the...
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not (l) me, but him that sent me. (l) He not only receives me, but also him that sent...
THE INFANT THE PARAGON Matthew 18:2-5; Mark 9:36-37; Luke 9:48. Mark: “Jesus, calling to Him a little child, placed it in their midst, and said, Truly, I say unto you, Except ye may be converted, and...
(33) And he came to Capernaum; and being in the house, he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? (34) But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among t...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
_CHRIST IN THE CHILD_ ‘And He took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when He had taken him in His arms, He said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in My name, receiv...
In Matthew we saw the transfiguration announced in terms that related to the subject of that Gospel the rejected Christ taking His glorious position as Son of man. In each of the Gospels it is in conn...
WHOSOEVER SHALL RECEIVE ONE OF SUCH CHILDREN,.... That is, any believer, who is like to such a child for humility, meekness, and lowliness of mind; and so the Syriac version renders it, טליא איך הנא,...
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. Ver. 37. _Receiveth not me_] _Non removet sed corrigit,...
_Being in the house_ With his apostles, with a view to introduce the discourse he intended; _he asked, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves_, &c. Our Lord's late prediction concerning his suf...
Who are greatest. Matthew 18:1....
The dispute concerning greatness:...
WHOSOEVER SHALL RECEIVE ONE OF SUCH CHILDREN IN MY NAME RECEIVETH ME; AND WHOSOEVER SHALL RECEIVE ME RECEIVETH NOT ME, BUT HIM THAT SENT ME. After the hurried trip through Galilee, Jesus returned to C...
TITLE: Who is the greatest? TEXT: Mark 9:31-37 PROPOSITION: Greatness is a difficult thing to achieve in the kingdom. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Challenges SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Jesu...
30-40 The time of Christ's suffering drew nigh. Had he been delivered into the hands of devils, and they had done this, it had not been so strange; but that men should thus shamefully treat the Son o...
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Tertullian On Prayer , "a brother? you have seen your Lord; "[172]...
Mark 9:37 Whoever G3739 G1437 receives G1209 (G5667) one G1520 these G5108 children G3813 in G1909 My...
‘And he took a little child and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms he said to them, “Whoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me, and whoever receiv...
THE TEST OF WHAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE IS DETERMINED BY WHAT THEY DO IN HIS NAME (9:33-50). Jesus now gives a number of illustrations of what it means to act in His Name as the Messiah. He gives three ex...
JESUS REVEALS THE THINGS THAT ARE PLEASING AND DISPLEASING TO GOD (9:33-10:45). In this next subsection Jesus reveals the things that are pleasing and displeasing to God. Seeking greatness displeases...
JESUS BEGINS HIS FINAL JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM ON THE ROAD TO THE CROSS AND SPENDS MUCH TIME IN TEACHING HIS DISCIPLES AND DISPUTING WITH HIS ENEMIES IN READINESS FOR THAT EVENT, FOR HE IS GIVING HIS LIF...
THE LESSON OF TRUE GREATNESS (9:33-37). We are suddenly introduced here to a sad situation that Jesus had tried to guard against, but which was probably inevitable. The disciples were beginning to get...
Mark 9:37. Comp. Matthew 18:5; and also Matthew 10:40....
MARK alone tells us that the journey from the mount of Transfiguration to Capernaum was private (Mark 9:30). The education of the disciples called for this, and the hostility of the Pharisees had in f...
ONE OF SUCH LITTLE CHILDREN (εν των τοιουτων παιδιων). Matthew 18:5 has "one such little child" and Luke 9:48 "this little child." It was an object lesson to the arrogant conceit of the twelve apost...
Mark 9:33 The child in the midst. Note: I. That our Lord's lesson lay, not in the humanity, but in the childhood of the child. The disciples had been disputing who should be the greatest, and the Lo...
Mark 9:30. _And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of Man is delivered into the ha...
Our Lord had been absent from the people, and transfigured on the top of the mountain; when he came down from this manifestation of his glory, he was brought face to face with Satan's work at almost t...
This miracle is one that shows the transforming power of the Saviour in a remarkable fashion. Mark 9:20. _And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed...
CONTENTS: The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the mighty Christ casting out a demon. The dispute over who should be greatest. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism. Solemn warning of hell. CHARA...
Mark 9:2. _And after six days,_ not counting the two sabbaths, as in Luke 9:28. See on Matthew 17:1. Mark 9:16. He asked the scribes, what question ye with them?
_What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?_ THE TRUE CHILD OUR PATTERN What is the true child like? I. He is unconscious of himself; self-dissection or analysis is unknown to him....
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 9:36 Jesus shows the disciples that, instead of seeking greater status (v. Mark 9:34), they should be willing to take on lowly, often unnoticed tasks. They should care for those who...
THE DISCIPLES ARGUE ABOUT WHO WOULD BE THE GREATEST MATTHEW 18:1-6; MARK 9:33-41; LUKE 9:46-50; MATTHEW 18:1 At the same time came the dis
CHAPTER 9 2 _Jesus is transfigured_. 11 _He instructeth his disciples concerning the coming of Elias_ : 14 _casteth forth a dumb and deaf spirit_ : 30 _foretelleth his death and resurrection_ : 33 _ex...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:35. IF ANY MAN DESIRE.—_If any one wishes_, as chap. Mark 8:34. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 9:33_ (PARALLELS:...
EXPOSITION MARK 9:1 TILL THEY SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD COME WITH POWER. In St. Matthew 16:28 the words run thus: "Till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." In St. Luke 9:27, "Till t
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power (Mark 9:1). Now what di...
1 Thessalonians 4:8; John 10:30; John 12:44; John 12:45; John 14:21;
In my name. Lit., "upon [ε π ι] my name." See on Matthew 18:5....
One such little child — Either in years or in heart....