True Greatness in Christ's Kingdom
33. he came or rather they came, to Capernaum. Here, the next recorded event was the miraculous payment of the tribute-money (Matthew 17:24-27), the half-shekel for the Temple-service.
Verse 33. _AND BEING IN THE HOUSE_] That is, _Peter's house_, where he ordinarily lodged. This has been often observed before....
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...
So they came to Capernaum. When Jesus was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the road?" They remained silent. for on the road they had been arguing with each other who was to...
AND HE CAME, &c. 33-35.. Divine supplement, here. TO. into. Greek. _eis._ App-104. IN. Greek. _en_. App-104. Same as in verses: Mark 9:36; Mark 9:50. not the same as in verses: Mark 9:37;...
ἮΛΘΟΝ ([1998][1999][2000] rather than ἦλθεν ([2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006]). [2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012] omit πρὸς ἑαυτούς. [1998] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendor...
33–37. THE QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE Matthew 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48...
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...
_BEING THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM -- MARK 9:30-35:_ Jesus again taught His disciples that, "The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he...
ΉΛΘΟΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Mark 9:1. ΓΕΝΌΜΈΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part., см._ Mark 9:3. _Temp. part._ ΈΠΗΡΏΤΑ _impf. ind. act., см._ Mark 9:11. ΔΙΕΛΟΓΊΖΕΣΘΕ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ διαλογίζομαι
_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...
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? AND HE CAME TO CAPERNAUM: AND, BEING IN THE HOUSE, HE ASKED THEM, WHAT WAS...
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 CONTROVERSY AS TO WHICH SHOULD BE GREATEST.(Matthew 18:1; Luke 9:46). See on Mt....
THE TRANSFIGURATION. AN EPILEPTIC HEALED. PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH 2-8. The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28). 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...
_The Twelve at school_ (Matthew 18:1-10; Luke 9:46-50, etc.)....
Καπερναούμ : home? This statement, more than anything else in Mk., gives the impression that Capernaum was a kind of home for Jesus. ἐν τῇ οἰκαίᾳ, in the _house_, opposed to ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, but probably po...
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...
(8) And he came to Capernaum: and being in the (k) house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? (8) Only humility exalts. (k) Where he was accustomed to make his ho...
APOSTOLICAL AMBITION Matthew 18:1; Mark 9:33-35; Luke 9:46-47. Mark: “And being in the house, He asked them, What were you disputing about with one another on the road? And they were silent; for on th...
(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...
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...
AND HE CAME TO CAPERNAUM,.... Where he met with the collectors of the tribute money, and paid it to them, as related by Matthew, Matthew 17:24, though Mark takes no notice of it. The Vulgate Latin and...
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? Ver. 33. _And being in the house_] _sc._ That he had hired there, _See Trapp...
_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....
AND HE CAME TO CAPERNAUM; AND BEING IN THE HOUSE HE ASKED THEM, WHAT WAS IT THAT YE DISPUTED AMONG YOURSELVES BY THE WAY?...
The dispute concerning greatness:...
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...
Ver. 33,34. This ambition of the disciples we have had occasion before to discourse of; SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 18:1". It has founded upon their mistake of the true nature of the kingdom of the Messiah,...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII But let us consider also the like account in the other Evangelists. Mark,[116]...
Mark 9:33 Then G2532 came G2064 (G5627) to G1519 Capernaum G2584 And G2532 was G1096 (G5637) in...
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 ARRIVES BACK IN CAPERNAUM AFTER PREDICTING WHAT IS TO HAPPEN TO HIM (9:30-33A). We now come to the close of the section outlining Jesus' Galilean ministry as recorded by Mark (Mark 4:35 to Mark...
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...
‘And they came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing in the way?” But they did not answer for they had disputed with one another who was the greatest.' Ha...
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...
Mark 9:33. WHEN HE WAS. Literally, ‘being;' but in the singular number. It was immediately after their entrance. IN THE HOUSE. Probably a particular house, where He usually resided. IN THE WAY. Pr...
IN THE HOUSE (εν τη οικια). Probably Peter's house in Capernaum which was the home of Jesus when in the city.WHAT WERE YE REASONING IN THE WAY? (Τ εν τη οδω διελογισζεθε;). Imperfect tense. They h...
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...
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...
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...
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 WERE YOU ARGUING ABOUT? See notes on Matthew 18:1-9....
_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 9:33 IN THE HOUSE. Jesus instructs the disciples in the privacy of the home (see Mark 4:10, M
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...
Hebrews 4:13; John 2:25; John 21:17; Mark 2:8; Matthew 17:24;...
Luke 9:46....
It may justly seem. wonder, that when our blessed Saviour discoursed so frequently with his disciples about his sufferings, they should at the same time be disputing among themselves about precedency...