Mark 12:32._Master, thou hast spoken well, and with truth. Mark _alone mentions that the _scribe _was softened down; and it is worthy of notice that, though he had attacked Christ maliciously, and with the intention of taking him by surprise, not only does he silently yield to the latter, but openly... [ Continue Reading ]
33._Is better than all burnt-offerings and sacrifices. _But it appears to be incongruous that _sacrifices, _which are a part of divine worship, and belong to the first table of the Law, should be reckoned of less importance than charity towards men. The reply is, Though the worship of God is greatly... [ Continue Reading ]
34._But when Jesus saw. _Whether this _scribe _made any farther progress is uncertain; but as he had shown himself to be teachable, Christ stretches out the hand to him, and teaches us, by his example, that we ought to assist those in whom there is any beginning either of docility or of right unders... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 12:43._Verily I say to you. _This reply of Christ contains a highly useful doctrine that whatever men offer to God ought to be estimated not by its apparent value, (122) but only by the feeling of the heart, and that the holy affection of him who according to his small means, offers to God the... [ Continue Reading ]