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MARK 12:34 @auvto,n# {C}
Since the pronoun auvto,n forestalls the subject of the dependent
clause (literally, “Jesus seeing him, that he answered wisely”),
it is not surprising to find that it has be...
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Verse 34. _THOU ART NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD._] This scribe
appears to have been a prudent, sensible, and pious man; _almost_ a
Christian - so _near_ the kingdom of God that he might have easil...
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See the notes at Matthew 22:34.
Mark 12:28
PERCEIVING THAT HE ANSWERED THEM WELL - That is, with wisdom, and with
a proper understanding of the law. In this case the opinion of the
Saviour correspond...
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CHAPTER 12
_ 1. The Parable of the Vineyard. (Mark 12:1 .Matthew 21:33; Luke
20:9)_
2. The Question concerning the Tribute Money. (Mark 1
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THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT. This further question does not seem to be
put in a spirit of hostility. The scribe may have been a Pharisee who
admired the answer Jesus had given to the Sadducees. There was...
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One of the experts in the law, who had listened to the discussion, and
who realized that Jesus had answered them well, approached him and
asked him, "What is the first commandment of all?" Jesus answe...
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REJECTION AND RETRIBUTION (Mark 12:1-12)...
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DISCREETLY. judiciously. Greek _nounechos._ Occurs only here in N. T,
FROM. away from. Greek. _apo_ App-104.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD. See App-114....
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_discreetly_ "wysely," Wyclif. The word only occurs here in the N.T.,
and denotes "with knowledge and understanding."
_Thou art not far_ The perception of Divine truth which his answer had
shewed, re...
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28–34. THE SCRIBE’S QUESTION ABOUT THE GREAT COMMANDMENT
Matthew 22:34-40. Cf. Luke 10:25-28; Luke 20:39...
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ΝΟΥΝΕΧΩ͂Σ. Here only in Bibl. Grk, and nowhere else in our
Bible does _discreetly_ appear. Polybius has νουνεχῶς several
times, combining it with πρακτικῶς and φρονίμως. The
Scribe showed νοῦς (1 Cori...
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Ver 28. And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning
together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked Him,
"Which is the first commandment of all?" 29. And Jesus answered...
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_QUESTIONS DESIGNED TO TRAP JESUS MARK 12:18-34:_ The Sadducees denied
that souls are immortal. They said that there is no resurrection, nor
spirits nor angels. (Acts 23:8) They acted as if they wante...
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ΊΔΏΝ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΌΡΆΩ (G3708) видеть,
ΝΟΥΝΕΧΏΣ (G3562) мудро, вдумчиво, с
пониманием (LN, 1:384).
ΆΠΕΚΡΊΘΗ _aor. ind. pass. (dep.), см._ Mark 12:28.
ΜΑΚΡΆΝ (G3112) _асс. sing._ дал...
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DISCOURSE: 1452
NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Mark 12:34. _And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said
unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God_.
OUR blessed Lord has given us...
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DISCOURSE: 1451
EXCELLENCE OF THE MORAL LAW
Mark 12:32. And the Scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said
the truth: for there is one God, and there is none other but he: and
to love him with...
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THOU ART NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD.— Jesus applauded the piety
and wisdom of the scribe's reflection, by declaring, that the person
who made it, was _not far from the kingdom of God,_ or from be...
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_SUMMARY 11:1 TO 12:44_
In this section the historian has presented only one miracle, that of
withering the barren fig-tree. The section is chiefly taken up with
conversations and speeches, in which s...
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6. THE TWO GREAT COMMANDMENTS 12:28-34
_TEXT 12:28-34_
And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and
knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is
the...
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And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him,
Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst
ask him any question.
AND WHEN JESUS SAW THAT HE ANSWERED DI...
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18 Now that He has answered the hardest question of the Pharisees and
Herodians, the Sadducees bring Him their best argument against the
truth of resurrection. There is the constant tendency, even amo...
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THE GREAT COMMANDMENT (Matthew 22:34). See on Mt....
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VARIOUS INCIDENTS AND DISCOURSES IN THE TEMPLE
1-12. The wicked husbandmen (Matthew 21:33; Luke 20:9). See on Mt....
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CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL
_KEITH SIMONS_
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CHAPTER 12
THE GARDEN AND THE CRUEL WORKERS
VERSES 1-12
A servant does his work on behalf...
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CHAPTER 12:28-34 (MARK 12:28)
THE DISCERNING SCRIBE
"And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and
knowing that He had answered them well, asked Him, What commandment is
the f...
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THE FIRST COMMANDMENT
Mark 12:28-44
To the young ruler our Lord named one command as great-the love of
one's neighbor. Now, in answer to this scribe, he turned with unerring
choice, first to Deutero...
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In this parable of the vineyard the Lord very graphically sketched for
those people their own national history, and condemned them thereby.
"They perceived that He spake the parable against them." The...
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Being now refuted in their discourse, they no longer interrogate him,
but deliver him up to the Roman power. Thus envy may be vanquished,
but with great difficulty silenced. (Ven. Bede)...
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THE THEOLOGIAN AND THE GREAT COMMANDMENTS
Matthew 22:34-40; Mark 12:28-34. “And one of the scribes coming to
Him, and having them interrogating Him, knowing that He answered them
beautifully, asks Him...
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(28) And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning
together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him,
Which is the first commandment of all? (29) And Jesus answered him...
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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...
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_NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM_
‘And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him,
Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.’
Mark 12:34
The deepest interest must ever attach to those ut...
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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...
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The Lord afterwards gives the substance of the whole law, as the
principle of blessing between the creature and God, and that which
formed the touchstone for the heart in the rejection of Christ. I sa...
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AND WHEN JESUS SAW THAT HE ANSWERED DISCREETLY,.... Wisely and
prudently, as a man of sense and understanding; by taking in the
several parts of our Lord's answer very distinctly, and reasoning upon
t...
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And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth:
for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding,
and...
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_The scribe_ Who had proposed the question to try him, being struck
with the solidity and spirit of his answer, _said, Well, Master_ In
the original it is, καλως, _excellently, finely_, or
_beautifull...
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DISCREETLY; like one who had right views of religion.
NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD; because he rightly apprehended its
spiritual nature, and what the service of God required of him. Some
persons ar...
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The Pharisee is convinced:...
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AND WHEN JESUS SAW THAT HE ANSWERED DISCREETLY, HE SAID UNTO HIM, THOU
ART NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD. AND NO MAN AFTER THAT DURST ASK
HIM ANY QUESTION.
The clear-cut statement from Scriptures wh...
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28-34 Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty, Christ will
guide in judgment, and teach his way. He tells the scribe that the
great commandment, which indeed includes all, is, that of lovi...
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SEE POOLE ON "MARK 12:29...
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Mark 12:34 Now G2532 Jesus G2424 saw G1492 (G5631) that G3754 he G846
answered G611 (G5662) wisely...
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Mark 12:34. DISCREETLY. Understandingly, intelligently, wisely; more
than ‘discreetly,' in the more modem sense.
THOU ART NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Intellectually on the right
road, nearer to...
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Mark 12:28-34. THIRD ASSAULT. See notes on Matthew 22:34-40. Luke
(Luke 20:39) merely hints at this....
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DISCREETLY
(νουνεχως). From νους (intellect) and εχω, to have.
Using the mind to good effect is what the adverb means. He had his
wits about him, as we say. Here only in the N.T. In Aristotle and
P...
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FAR
That is, not far in knowledge. He knew the very law which utterly
condemns the best man -- its true office. (Romans 3:19); (Romans
10:3); (Galatians 3:10); ...
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Mark 12:34
It was one of the many instances in which Jesus took a very kind view
and saw, and was not afraid to say that He saw the good that was in
everyone. Many perhaps see it, who do not think it...
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Mark 12:12. _And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the
people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and
they left him, and went their way._
Christ's enemies could not i...
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CONTENTS: Parable of householder demanding fruit from his vineyards.
The tribute question. Jesus answers the Sadducees. The great
commandments. The widow's mite.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Caesa...
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Mark 12:1. _A certain man planted a vineyard._ See on Matthew 20:1.
The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to
what is said in Psalms 80. and Isaiah 5.
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A TEACHER OF THE LAW WAS THERE. Matthew tells that this man asked
Jesus the question to "trap him." See notes on Matthew 22:34-40. YOU
ARE NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Jesus said this because the...
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_Thou art not far from the kingdom of God._
NEED OF SELF-EXAMINATION
There is great cause for every one of us diligently to try and examine
our knowledge and faith in Christ, whether it be true, soun...
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MARK—NOTE ON MARK 12:34 Jesus declared that the scribe who had
questioned him (v. Mark 12:28) was NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
Among the key truths the scribe didn’t understand
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RELIGIOUS LEADERS QUESTION JESUS ON THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT MATTHEW
22:34-40; MARK 12:28-34; MATTHEW 22:34 But when the Pharisees had
heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathere...
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CHAPTER 12 1 _The parable of the vineyard_. 13 _Touching the paying of
tribute_. 18 _The Sadducees confuted_. 35 _A difficulty proposed to
the scribes._ VER. 1 _. Planted a vineyard._ Gr.
_ε̉φύτευσεν_...
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
Mark 12:28. The scribe’s question was—_Of what nature is the first
commandment of all?_ Has it to do, that is, with Sabbath observance,
or with circumcision, or with s...
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EXPOSITION
MARK 12:1
AND HE BEGAN TO SPEAK UNTO THEM IN PARABLES. This particular parable
which follows was specially directed against the scribes and
Pharisees; but it was uttered in the presence o...
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Mark's gospel, chapter 12.
Now we remember that Jesus is in the temple. This is the day after He
had cleansed it again. It is on Tuesday. It is His final week. Sunday
He had made His triumphant entry...
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Colossians 4:6; Galatians 2:19; Job 32:15; Job 32:16; Luke 20:40;...
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Discreetly [ν ο υ ν ε χ ω ς]. From nouv, mind, and ecw, to
have. Having his mind in possession : "having his wits about him." The
word occurs only here in the New Testament....
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Jesus said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God —
Reader, art not thou? then go on: be a real Christian: else it had
been better for thee to have been afar off....