No situation in this world is free from temptation; and in solitude men are often more exposed to it than in company. There may be solicitations to evil, and no inclination to comply with them; and thus men may be strongly tempted, and yet not commit sin. Resistance of temptation may increase their holiness, and better fit them for the duties of life. James 1:2-3; 1 Peter 1:6-7.
Verse Mark 1:13. _WITH THE WILD BEASTS_] This is a curious circumstance, which is mentioned by none of the other evangelists; and seems to intimate that he was in the most remote, unfrequented, and s...
Here Mark relates concisely what Matthew has recorded more at length in Mark 4. THE SPIRIT DRIVETH - The word “driveth” does not mean that he was compelled forcibly against his will to go there, but t...
PART I. THE SERVANT; WHO HE IS AND HOW HE CAME Chapter 1:1-13 __ 1. The Servant, the Son of God. (Mark 1:1 .) 2. His coming promised and announced. (Mark 1:2. Matthew 3:1;...
A brief introductory section showing how the work of John the Baptist, and the baptism and temptation of Jesus, led up to the ministry in Galilee. MARK 1:1 is perhaps best taken as the title to the w...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
And immediately the Spirit thrust him into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, and all the time he was being tested by Satan. The wild beasts were his companions, and the angels were...
TEMPTED. being tempted. with the wild beasts.. Divine supplementary particular. Occurs only here. WITH. Greek. _meta._ App-104. THE ANGELS, &c. See note on Matthew 4:11, and App-116. MINISTERED. we...
_tempted of Satan_ In Matthew 4:1 and Luke 4:2, He is said to have been tempted by the Devil, i. e. the "Slanderer," who slanders God to man (Genesis 3:1-5) and man to God ...
ΤΕΣΣΕΡΆΚΟΝΤΑ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ. Vulg. adds _et quadraginta noctibus_ from Matthew 4:2. Mt. mentions the nights to show that the fasting was continuous; but Mk does not mention fasting. Mk and Lk. indicate that t...
12, 13. THE MESSIAH IS TEMPTED BY SATAN Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13...
VER 12. AND IMMEDIATELY THE SPIRIT DRIVETH HIM INTO THE WILDERNESS. 13. AND HE WAS THERE IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY DAYS, TEMPTED OF SATAN; AND WAS WITH THE WILD BEASTS; AND THE ANGELS MINISTERED UNTO HI...
_THE FACT OF JESUS' BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION MARK 1:9-13:_ Christ's obscurity in Nazareth ends as He came to be baptized by John. Jesus' life was a life of humility. (1 Peter 2:5-8) There are a number o...
ΉΝ _impf. ind. act., см._ Mark 1:6. ΠΕΙΡΑΖΌΜΈΝΟΣ _praes. pass. part. от_ ΠΕΙΡΆΖΩ (G3985) испытывать, соблазнять, искушать, здесь идет речь о фактическом побуждении к дурному действию (Gould). _Praes....
AND WAS WITH THE WILD BEASTS— St. Mark is often very circumstantial in his narrations, and adds many things for the sake of the Romans or Gentiles in general, to enable them the better to understand h...
B. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS 1:12-13 TEXT 1:12-13 And straightway the Spirit driveth him forth into the wilderness. And he was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and he was with the wild be...
And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 4:1....
2-3 Compare Mal_3:1; Isa_40:3; Mat_3:3; Luk_3:4-6; Joh_1:15-23. 4-8 Compare Mat_3:1-12; Luk_3:1-18. 4 John the baptist was the son of a priest, so that he was entitled to exercise the priestly office...
1:13 ministered (a-21) As Matthew 4:11 , _ diakoneo_ ....
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...
AND HE WAS THERE IN THE WILDERNESS. — See Notes on Matthew 4:2. St. Mark compresses the history by omitting the several forms of the Temptation. Peculiar to him are (1) the use of “Satan” instead of “...
CHAPTER 1:12, 13 (MARK 1:12) THE TEMPTATION "And straightway the Spirit driveth Him forth into the wilderness. And He was in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan; and He was with the wild beas...
_The temptation_ (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13)....
πειραζόμενος, being tempted, presumably the whole time; doubtless the real truth. Two powers at work all through, the Spirit of God and the spirit of evil. ἦν μετὰ τ. θηρ.: not merely pictorial or int...
THE BEGINNING OF JESUS' MINISTRY Mark 1:1-20 _The ministry of John the Baptist,_ Mark 1:1-8. Always the message of John precedes that of Jesus Christ; first the changed attitude of the will, then fai...
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...
The Greek does not express the forty nights, but we find it in St. Matthew iv. 2....
THE TEMPTATION Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13. Matthew says that _“He was led by the Spirit into the desert, to be tempted by the devil.”_ Mark says: “The Spirit immediately impels Him away...
HEALING OF PETER'S MOTHER-IN-LAW Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:2-34; & Luke 14:3-35 Mark: “And immediately coming out of the synagogue? came into the house of Simon and Andrew and James and John. The mother...
(12) And immediately the spirit drives him into the wilderness. (13) And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him....
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...
_LENTEN LESSONS_ ‘And immediately the Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness. And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan.’ Mark 1:12 In the desert country the Manhood of our Sa...
_THE MINISTRY OF ANGELS_ ‘And the angels ministered unto Him.’ Mark 1:13 The doctrine of the Ministry of Angels is one which appeals strongly to our religious sentiment. We delight to think that ‘G...
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 HE WAS THERE IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY DAYS,.... The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions add, "and forty nights": for so long was he there, TEMPTED OF SATAN: the several temptations of Sat...
And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him. Ver. 13. _And was with the wild beasts_] Unhurt by them, as Adam was...
_Immediately the Spirit driveth him_ Gr. εκβαλλει, _thrusteth him out_, or, _sends him away_, as the same word signifies, Mark 1:43. Luke says, ηγετο, _he was moved_, or led; Matthew, ανηχθη, _he was...
The temptation:...
AND HE WAS THERE IN THE WILDERNESS FORTY DAYS, TEMPTED OF SATAN; AND WAS, WITH THE WILD BEASTS; AND THE ANGELS MINISTERED UNTO HIM. "Immediately," not a mere introductory word here as so often in Mark...
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...
TITLE: Jesus Under Temptation TEXT: Mark 1:12-13 PROPOSITION: Jesus was tempted like we are tempted. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Parts SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Hebrews 4:15 - tempted in...
9-13 Christ's baptism was his first public appearance, after he had long lived unknown. How much hidden worth is there, which in this world is not known! But sooner or later it shall be known, as Chr...
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Clementine Homily XIX Wherefore I allow that the evil one exists, because my Teacher, who spoke the truth in all things, has frequent]y asserted that he exists. For instance, then, he acknowledges th...
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‘And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan, and he was with the wild beasts and the angels ministered to him.' The sentence is pregnant with meaning. ‘In the wilderness', the place of...
THE BEGINNING (1:1-13). Mark commences his Gospel by referring to the new ‘Beginning', and to the herald who introduced Jesus in accordance with Scripture. This herald was a successful preacher and p...
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...
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 TEMPTATION IN THE WILDERNESS (1:12-13). This is an essential part of the introduction. It is a reminder that the way ahead will not be smooth. Jesus has not come simply to reveal the power of God....
Mark 1:13. TEMPTED _._ It is implied here, as in Luke, that the temptation continued during the forty days, although the more personal assault was made at the close of the fast. SATAN, the prince of...
The Evangelist, intending to narrate our Lord's ministry without dwelling upon the earlier part of His life, prefaces the whole with a _title_ (Mark 1:1), which is followed by a reference to the preac...
WITH THE WILD BEASTS (μετα τωυ θηριων). Mark does not give the narrative of the three temptations in Matthew and Luke (apparently from the Logia and originally, of course, from Jesus himself). But M...
Mark 1:9 I. John's dispensation was thus shown to be of Divine appointment. Notice the beauty of John's work in relation both to the past and to the future. It was a baptism unto repentance a baptism...
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...
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...
BEING TEMPTED BY SATAN. See Matthew 4:1-11 and notes....
_The Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness._ THE TEMPTATION OF CHRIST An awful and mysterious passage in the life of One whose tastes and habits were the very opposite of those of the prophet of the...
ANGEL MINISTERS Angels ministered unto him. Mark 1:13. Some years ago there was a very pretty Christmas card for sale. It was the picture of a little baby in its cradle, with its mother bending over...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:12 TEMPTED BY SATAN. See note on Matt. 4:1. “Being tempted” indicates that the temptations happened over the 40-day period and were not limited to the three temptations mentioned b...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:1 Introduction. Mark begins his account with the public ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus. ⇐...
SATAN TEMPS JESUS IN THE DESERT MATTHEW 4:1-11; MARK 1:12-13; LUKE 4:1-13; MATTHEW 4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness t
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 1:10. STRAIGHTWAY.—εὐθέως. Mark’s constant use of this word of transition shows how full his heart was of his subject. It would appeal to the prompt, energetic spi...
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...
1 Kings 19:5; 1 Kings 19:8; 1 Timothy 3:16; Deuteronomy 9:11;...
With the wild beasts [μ ε τ α τ ω υ θ ε ρ ι ω ν]. Mark does not give the narrative of the three temptations in Matthew and Luke (apparently from the Logia and originally, of course, from Jesus himself...
JESUS CHRIST THE SON OF GOD Mark 1:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Let us consider the opening statement of Mark's Gospel. There are some who vainly contend that the Gospel of Mark has nothing to say about...
And he was there forty days, tempted by Satan — Invisibly. After this followed the temptation by him in a visible shape, related by St. Matthew. And he was with the wild beasts — Though they had no po...