Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Mark 1:28
The fame of his miracles, rather than of his doctrine; by this means many were brought to him to be cured, many were brought also to hear him, some of whom believed, others were hardened.
The fame of his miracles, rather than of his doctrine; by this means many were brought to him to be cured, many were brought also to hear him, some of whom believed, others were hardened.
Verse 28. _AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FAME SPREAD ABROAD_] The miracle which he had performed was - 1. great; 2. evidenced much _benevolence_ in the worker of it; and 3. was very _public_, being wrought i...
See also Luke 4:31. Mark 1:21 AND THEY WENT INTO CAPERNAUM - For the situation of Capernaum see the notes at Matthew 4:13. Straigh
PART II. THE SERVANT'S WORK; NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, BUT TO MINISTER -- CHAPTER 1:14-10:52 Chapter 1:14-45. The Ministry in Galilee after John's Imprisonment. 1. The Servant in Galilee preaching...
A SPECIMEN DAY IN CAPERNAUM. With His first followers, Jesus went to Capernaum (p. 29), a border town in the kingdom of Antipas, on the high road from Ptolemais to Damascus (HNT, _ad loc.;_ Matthew 4:...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
There was in the synagogue a man in the grip of an unclean spirit. Immediately he broke into a shout. "What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth?" he said. "Have you come to destroy us? I know wh...
FAME. hearing, or report. Put by. Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Effect), App-6, for what was heard. THROUGHOUT. into. Greek. _eis._ App-104....
21–28. CURE OF A DEMONIAC AT CAPERNAUM Luke 4:31-37. Omitted by Mt....
ἈΚΟΉ. Here again (see on Mark 1:25) we have a word with three meanings, of which the second and third spring directly from the first: (1) “hearing,” as “by hearing ye shall hear,” Isaiah 6:9; then, se...
Ver 23. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, 24. Saying, "Let us alone; what have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? art Thou come to destroy us? I...
_THE FACT OF JESUS' GALILEAN MINISTRY MARK 1:14-34:_ John prepared the way. Then Jesus began to preach "the gospel of the kingdom." (Mark 1:14) Jesus came to set up His kingdom; His one church. The ki...
ΈΞΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ ет. 26. ΆΚΟ (G189) слух, рассказ, слава; в сопровождении _obj. gen._ ΓΑΛΙΛΑΊΑΣ (G1056) Галилея. _Gen._ приложения: "весь окружающий район, то есть Галилея" (Gundry, 85)....
3. A SABBATH IN THE LIFE OF JESUS 1:21-34 _TEXT 1:21-34_ And they go into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at his teach...
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FAME SPREAD ABROAD THROUGHOUT ALL THE REGION ROUND ABOUT GALILEE, [ holeen (G3650) teen (G3...
19 Before a net is used it is important that it is not badly tangled or snarled. The work of these fishermen is a graphic commentary on the word "adjust," which has been rendered by such a variety as...
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...
A DEMONIAC HEALED IN THE SYNAGOGUE AT CAPERNAUM (Luke 4:31). A striking point in this miracle is the testimony of the demon to Christ's Messiahship, which, however, He refused to accept. If the posses...
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...
CHAPTER 1:23-28 (MARK 1:23) THE DEMONIAC "And straightway there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, saying, What have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth? ar...
ἡ ἀκοὴ, the report, as in Matthew 14:1; Matthew 24:6. εὐθὺς, expressive of the lightning speed with which rumour travels = πανταχοῦ = πανταχοῖ, in every direction. εἰς ὅλην τ. π. τ. Γαλ., a vague phra...
_The demoniac_....
_First appearance in the synagogue; first impressions_ (Luke 4:31-37)....
THE HELPER OF THE NEEDY Mark 1:21-39 The word _straightway_ is typical of our Lord's life. It occurs at least eleven times in this chapter (r.v.), and is the keynote of Mark's Gospel, which is pre-em...
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...
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region (r) round about Galilee. (r) Not only into Galilee, but also into the countries bordering upon it....
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...
(23) And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, (24) Saying, Let _us_ alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I...
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 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...
AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FAME SPREAD ABROAD,.... Not only in the city of Capernaum, where these things were done, and where his fame was first spread, but also THROUGHOUT ALL THE REGION ROUND ABOUT GALILE...
And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. Ver. 28. _His fame spread_] Those that do worthily in Ephratah shall be famous in Bethlehem, Ruth 4:11. Cicero wo...
_And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit_ Luke, _which had a spirit of an unclean devil. And he cried out_ Luke, _with a loud voice._ As soon as the devil saw Jesus, dreading his...
AND IMMEDIATELY HIS FAME SPREAD ABROAD THROUGHOUT ALL THE REGION ROUND ABOUT GALILEE. By chance, as the average person would say, but as we say, by God's dispensation, there was present in the synagog...
The man with the unclean spirit:...
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: Preaching, Calling, and Helping TEXT: Mark 1:14-34 PROPOSITION: Jesus shows us how to evangelize. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Methods SCRIPTURE READING: INTRODUCTION: 1. How would you being a new...
23-28 The devil is an unclean spirit, because he has lost all the purity of his nature, because he acts in direct opposition to the Holy Spirit of God, and by his suggestions defiles the spirits of m...
Mark 1:28 And G1161 immediately G2117 His G846 fame G189 spread G1831 (G5627) throughout G1519 all G3650 around...
‘And immediately the report about him went out everywhere into all the regions of Galilee round about.' The news spread like wildfire. ‘This man preaches with remarkable authority, and He casts out e...
THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS IS REVEALED BY HIS POWER OVER EVIL SPIRITS (1:23-28). The authority of Jesus was now further revealed in that He was now faced with a man possessed by an evil spirit which was s...
JESUS REVEALS HIS AUTHORITY IN HIS TEACHING AND BY CASTING OUT AN UNCLEAN SPIRIT (1:21-28). Having revealed His authority by calling men to abandon everything and follow Him, He now reveals that auth...
THE FIRST STAGE IN THE MINISTRY OF JESUS. (1:14-39). Now that He had been especially empowered and had determined the path that He would tread Jesus leaves the wilderness behind and goes out among men...
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...
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...
CHRONOLOGY. This Gospel presents the fewest deviations from the chronological order. In the whole narrative of the ministry in Galilee, we find but one such: in the case of the feast at Levi's house;...
Mark 1:28. AND THE REPORT OF HIM STRAIGHTWAY WENT OUT EVERYWHERE. The correct reading presents most graphically the effect of the miracle. REGION OF GALILEE ROUND ABOUT. Not the regions adjacent to...
THE REPORT OF HIM (η ακοη αυτου). Vulgate, _rumor_. See Matthew 14:1; Matthew 24:6. They had no telephones, telegraphs, newspapers or radio, but news has a marvellous way of spreading by word of mo...
Mark 1:16 I. Vers. 16-20. (1) Christ is the Preparer of His servants. "I will make you" how much was involved in that promise. (_a_) Authority; (_b_) Qualification. (2) Small beginnings compatible wit...
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 1:28. _And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee._ «Immediately.» That is, as soon as Jesus had healed the man with an unclean spirit, his fame spread...
Mark 1:14. _Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,_ When one servant of God is laid aside, it is a call to the rest to be the more...
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...
AND SO THE NEWS ABOUT JESUS SPREAD QUICKLY. For the fame of Jesus, see note on Matthew 4:25. For the healing of Peter's mother-in-law, see note on Matthew 8:14-15. Mark 1:34. See note on...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:26 THEY WERE ALL AMAZED. Casting out this demon confirms Jesus’ authority to teach. See note on Matt. 12:27....
JESUS TEACHES WITH GREAT AUTHORITY MARK 1:21-28; LUKE 4:31-37; MARK 1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught....
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...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 1:21. _Capernaum_ was at that time a flourishing commercial town on north-western shore of lake. A customs station, with military quarters. Its synagogue was the g...
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...
Luke 4:17; Luke 4:37; Mark 1:45; Micah 5:4; Matthew 4:24;...
The report of him [η ε α κ ο ε α υ τ ο υ]. Vulgate, _rumor_. See Matthew 14:1; Matthew 24:6. They had no telephones, telegraphs, newspapers or radio, but news has a marvellous way of spreading by word...
HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD Mark 1:28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want to talk to you about the changeableness of the people toward Christ. Mark 1:28 says, "And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout...
The second miracle which our Saviour wrought in this chapter, to confirm the truth and authority of his doctrine was his raising up of PETER'S WIFE'S MOTHER from her bed of sickness. Where note, 1. th...