Verse 34. _WHO_ SHOULD BE _THE GREATEST._] See on Matthew 18:1....
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...
HAD DISPUTED. had been discussing. GREATEST. greater....
_who should be the greatest_ They called to mind perhaps the preference given on Hermon to Peter and the sons of Zebedee, and now disputed who should be the greatest in the Messianic kingdom, which th...
ΤΊΣ ΜΕΊΖΩΝ. They were ashamed to confess such a dispute and were afraid of condemnation. Bede suggests that the preference shown to the three _seorsum ductos in montem_ may have led to the dispute. Mt...
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...
ΈΣΙΏΠΩΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΣΙΩΠΆΩ (G4623) хранить молчание, ΔΙΕΛΈΧΘΗΣΑΝ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.) от_ ΔΙΑΛΈΓΟΜΑΙ (G1256) спорить, обсуждать, дискутировать, вести обсуждение. Прист. в данном контексте...
_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...
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. BUT THEY HELD THEIR PEACE: FOR BY THE WAY THEY HAD DISPUTED AMONG THEMSELVES, WHO SHOULD BE...
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...
9:34 greatest. (b-18) See Note, Matthew 18:1 ....
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...
ἐσιώπων, they kept silent, ashamed to tell....
_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...
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...
BUT THEY HELD THEIR PEACE,.... Fearing a reprimand, for their vanity and affectation of worldly grandeur: FOR BY THE WAY THEY HAD DISPUTED AMONG THEMSELVES, WHO [SHOULD BE] THE GREATEST; that is, who...
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who _should be_ the greatest. Ver. 34. _Who should be the greatest_] viz. In Christ's earthly kingdom, in the which they...
_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....
HELD THEIR PEACE; they were silent; ashamed, no doubt, as men always have reason to be when they contend which shall be the greatest. Desire of preeminence is a besetting sin even in ministers of the...
BUT THEY HELD THEIR PEACE; FOR BY THE WAY THEY HAD DISPUTED AMONG THEMSELVES WHO SHOULD BE THE GREATEST....
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...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:34...
Mark 9:34 But G1161 silent G4623 (G5707) for G1063 on G1722 road G3598 disputed G1256 (G5675) among...
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...
‘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 9:34. BUT THEY HELD THEIR PEACE. In shame and contusion. The thought of their heart had been perceived (Luke 9:47). WHO WAS THE GREATER. The dispute was occasioned by the preference given to Pet...
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...
BUT THEY HELD THEIR PEACE (Hο δε εσιωπων). Imperfect tense. Put thus to them, they felt ashamed that the Master had discovered their jealous rivalry. It was not a mere abstract query, as they put i...
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...
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...
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...
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....
QUARRELS They had disputed one with another. Mark 9:34. The disciples were journeying through Galilee, and as they walked they were having a discussion; they were disputing one with another. And wh...
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 Peter 5:3; 3 John 1:9; Luke 22:24; Luke 9:46; Mark 20:21;...
Who should be greatest — Prime minister in his kingdom....