Simon already with his earnest impulsiveness beginning to take the lead. Comp. Luke 8:45; Luke 9:32.
followed after Him The word in the original is very expressive and only occurs here. It denotes (i) to follow hard upon, (ii) to pursue closely, to track out. "Simon and his friends almost hunted for Him." It generally implies a hostile intent. It occurs in a good sense in the LXX. rendering of Psalms 23:6, "Thy mercy shall follow me."
Verse 36. _AND SIMON - FOLLOWED AFTER HIM._] κατεδιωξαν, _followed_ _him eagerly_. They had now begun to taste the good word of God, and thought they could never hear too much of it. Many possess this...
AND IN THE MORNING, RISING UP A GREAT WHILE BEFORE DAY - Luke says Luke 4:42, “when it was day.” The passage in Mark means, in the original, not literally “a great while before day,” but very early, o...
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...
THE DECISION TO LEAVE CAPERNAUM. The concourse of sick embarrasses Jesus, either because the work of healing tended to obscure His message or because Capernaum threatened to monopolise His attention....
Very early, when it was still night, Jesus rose and went out. He went away to a deserted place and there he was praying. Simon and his friends tracked him down and said to him, "They are all searching...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
FOLLOWED AFTER. Greek. _katadiko. A_ Divine supplement, here....
ΚΑΤΕΔΊΩΞΑΝ. “Pursued Him _closely_,” “followed Him _down_.” Freq. in LXX., but here only in N.T. The verb generally implies interference with the person pursued, and sometimes implies persecution. But...
35–39. DEPARTURE FROM CAPERNAUM. CIRCUIT IN GALILEE Luke 4:42-44...
VER 35. AND IN THE MORNING, RISING UP A GREAT WHILE BEFORE DAY, HE WENT OUT, AND DEPARTED INTO A SOLITARY PLACE, AND THERE PRAYED. 36. AND SIMON AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM FOLLOWED AFTER HIM. 37. AND...
_THE FACT OF JESUS PREACHING AND HEALING IN GALILEE MARK 1:35-45:_ The preaching of Jesus was preceded by prayer. (Mark 1:35) Secret prayer prepared Jesus for powerful public preaching. No man has any...
ΚΑΤΕΔΊΩΞΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΚΑΤΑΔΙΏΚΩ (G2614) гнаться, следовать по пятам, выслеживать. Прист. при гл. перфективна....
4. HEALING OF THE LEPER1:35-45 _TEXT 1:35-45_ And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were w...
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. AND SIMON AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM FOLLOWED AFTER HIM, [ katediooxan (G2614)] - rather, 'pressed after Him.' Luke (Luke 4:42) says, "The...
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...
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...
SIMON AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM. — This part of the narrative is given by St. Luke also, but not by St. Matthew. The definite statement who they were that followed after Him is, however, peculiar to...
CHAPTER 1:35-39 (MARK 1:35) JESUS IN SOLITUDE "And in the morning, a great while before day, He rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were...
κατεδίωξεν : followed Him up; almost pursued Him as a fugitive; verb singular, though more than one followed, _Peter_, the chief of them, being thought of mainly. A strong term like ἐκβάλλει, Mark 1:1...
_Flight from Capernaum_ (Luke 4:42-44)....
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...
AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 1:35-45. “James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that You may do to us whatsoever we may ask. And He said to them,...
EVANGELISM OF JESUS Mark 1:35-39; Luke 4:42-44. From Capernaum, His headquarters, He now radiates out through the surrounding country, accompanied by His disciples, Peter, Andrew, James, and John, goi...
(29) And forthwith when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. (30) But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever; and anon they tel...
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 SIMON, AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM,.... Peter, and his brother Andrew, together with James and John, FOLLOWED AFTER HIM; some time after he was gone; for he privately withdrew from them, so that...
And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. Ver. 36. _Followed after him_] Gr. "Followed hard after him," as David's soul did after God, Psalms 63:8, and as God's grace did after David,...
_And in the morning, a great while before day_ Εννυχου λιαν, _When the night was very far advanced_, or, _when it was yet deep night, he went out_, &c. Thus diligently did the Son of God labour for us...
AND SIMON AND THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM FOLLOWED AFTER HIM....
Jesus retires for rest and strength:...
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...
29-39 Wherever Christ comes, he comes to do good. He cures, that we may minister to him, and to others who are his, and for his sake. Those kept from public ordinances by sickness or other real hinde...
Ver. 36-39. Peter probably pitieth the multitude, because many amongst them needed Christ's presence, for their bodily infirmities. Our Saviour knew their hearts better than Peter; and that which made...
Mark 1:36 And G2532 Simon G4613 and G2532 with G3326 Him G846 searched G2614 (G5656) Him G846...
‘And Simon and those who were with him went after him, and they found him and say to him, “Everyone is looking for you”.' The disciples awoke and discovered that He was not there. Then the crowds agai...
JESUS STRESSES THE WIDE SCOPE OF WHAT HE HAS COME TO DO (1:35-39). The work in which He was engaged would be exhausting as He ministered to the crowds, especially spiritually, and so He was aware of t...
THE POWER OF JESUS IS REVEALED IN HEALING AND A FURTHER CASTING OUT OF SPIRITS, BUT HE EMPHASISES THAT HIS MAIN MINISTRY MUST BE THAT OF PREACHING IN THEIR SYNAGOGUES (1:29-39). Having revealed His au...
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...
The journey through Galilee here spoken of (Mark 1:35-39) is the first one recorded in the Gospels and is identical with that mentioned in Luke 4:42-44; Matthew 4:23-25. Mark and Luke, however, are mo...
Mark 1:36. THEY THAT WERE WITH HIM. ‘Simon,' mentioned first as head of the house from which Jesus had withdrawn; the others were: James and John and Andrew, though perhaps more may have been with the...
FOLLOWED AFTER HIM (κατεδιωξεν αυτον). Hunted him out (Moffatt). Perfective use of the preposition κατα (down to the finish). The verb διωκω is used for the hunt or chase, pursuit. Vulgate has _pers...
Mark 1:35 I. Ver. 35. There is something very touchingly illustrative of our Saviour's humanity in this verse. He could have prayed upon His couch; yet as He worked after the sun had set, so He depart...
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...
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...
BUT SIMON. Simon Peter, also called Cephas....
_And when they had found Him._ THE DESIRE OF HUMANITY FOR CHRIST While rejoicing in Divine solitude, the loneliness in which He left the suffering, toiling people was indescribably painful to them. A...
JESUS PREACHES THROUGHOUT GALILEE MATTHEW 4:23-25; MARK 1:35-39; LUKE 4:42-44; MATTHEW 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching
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 1:35. A GREAT WHILE BEFORE DAY.—How Mark loves to emphasise the ceaseless activity and devotion of our Blessed Lord! _MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Mark 1:3...
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...
Followed after him [κ α τ ε δ ι ω ξ ε ν α υ τ ο ν]. Hunted him out (Moffatt). Perfective use of the preposition kata (down to the finish). The verb di "k" is used for the hunt or chase, pursuit. Vulga...
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...
Observe here two things: First, the great end of Christ in his incarnation and coming into the world, namely, as. Prophet sent from God to reveal his will, and to publish the doctrine of the gospel. T...