Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Mark 1:40-43
(40-43) And there came a leper. — See Notes on Matthew 8:1. The miracle appears in St. Matthew as following closely on the Sermon on the Mount.
(40-43) And there came a leper. — See Notes on Matthew 8:1. The miracle appears in St. Matthew as following closely on the Sermon on the Mount.
MARK 1:40 @kai. gonupetw/n# {C} On the one hand, the combination of B D W _al_ in support of the shorter text is extremely strong. On the other hand, if kai. gonupetw/n auvto,n were the original read...
Verse Mark 1:40. _THERE CAME A LEPER_] See the notes on Matthew 8:2, c. Should any be inclined to preach on this cleansing of the leper, _Mark_ is the best evangelist to take the account from, because...
AND THERE CAME A LEPER ... - See the notes at Matthew 8:1. KNEELING DOWN TO HIM - He kneeled and inclined his face to the ground, in token of deep humiliation and earnest entreaty. Compare Luke 5:12....
PART II. THE SERVANT'S WORK; NOT TO BE MINISTERED UNTO, BUT TO MINISTER -- CHAPTER 1:14-10:52 Chapter 1:14-45. The Ministry in Galilee after John's Imprisonment. 1. The Servant in Galilee preaching...
THE HEALING OF THE LEPER. By placing this incident at this point in his narrative, Mk. gives a further reason for the difficulty which met Jesus on His return from Capernaum. The story with Mk.'s endi...
THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY (Mark 1:1-4)...
A leper came to him, asking him to help him and kneeling before him. "If you are willing to do so, he said, "you are able to cleanse me." Jesus was moved with pity to the depths of his being. He stret...
A LEPER. See note on Exodus 4:6. TO. Greek. _pros._ App-104. IF THOU WILT. _A_ condition of uncertainty with probability. App-118. WILT. Greek. _thelo._ App-102....
Cleansing of a Leper 40. _there came_ Better, THERE COMETH, in the present tense. See Introduction, p. 19. _a leper_ One afflicted with the most terrible of all maladies, "a living death, a poisoning...
40–45. THE CLEANSING OF A LEPER Matthew 8:2-4; Luke 5:12-16 The three Evangelists give this miracle in different connexions. Mt. places it first in his three triplets of specimens of the Messiah’s mi...
ΛΕΠΡΌΣ. The physician (Luke 5:12) says that he was “full of leprosy,” which perhaps shows that he was not ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 13:12-13), and therefore was able to approach Christ. But his...
Ver 40. And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, "If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean." 41. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth His hand...
_THE FACT OF JESUS PREACHING AND HEALING IN GALILEE MARK 1:35-45:_ The preaching of Jesus was preceded by prayer. (Mark 1:35) Secret prayer prepared Jesus for powerful public preaching. No man has any...
ΈΡΧΕΤΑΙ _praes. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) идти. Hist, _praes._ ΛΕΠΡΌΣ (G3015) прокаженный, больной проказой (DJG, 463-64; IDB, 3:111-13; Matthew 8:4). ΠΑΡΑΚΑΛΏΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΠΑΡ...
4. HEALING OF THE LEPER1:35-45 _TEXT 1:35-45_ And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were w...
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 8:1....
19 Before a net is used it is important that it is not badly tangled or snarled. The work of these fishermen is a graphic commentary on the word "adjust," which has been rendered by such a variety as...
THE LEPER CLEANSED (Matthew 8:1; Luke 5:12). See on Mt....
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...
CHAPTER 1:40-45 (MARK 1:40) THE LEPER "And there cometh to Him a leper, beseeching Him, and kneeling down to Him, and saying unto Him, If Thou wilt, Thou canst make me clean. And being moved with com...
_The leper_ (Matthew 8:1-4; Luke 5:12-16)....
καὶ ἔρχεται, etc., and there cometh to Him, historic present as so often; where this happened not said, probably an incident of the preaching tour; “in one of the cities,” says Lk. ἐὰν θέλῃς δύν.: the...
THE FRIEND OF SINNERS Mark 1:40-45; Mark 2:1-22 _The leper,_ Mark 1:40-45. The news of Christ spread fast and far until it reached the outcasts from Jewish society, the very dregs of humanity. As the...
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...
(12) And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. (12) By healing the leprous he shows that he came for this r...
Matthew 13:2-4; MARK 1:40-45; & LUKE 5:12-16. MARK: “And a leper comes to Him, calling upon Him, and kneeling down before Him, and saying to Him, If You may wish, You are able to cleanse me. And Jesus...
AMBITION OF JAMES AND JOHN Matthew 20:20-28; Mark 1:35-45. “James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to Him, saying, Teacher, we wish that You may do to us whatsoever we may ask. And He said to them,...
(40) And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. (41) And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth _his_ hand,...
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...
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 THERE CAME A LEPER TO HIM,.... After he was come down from a certain mountain, in Galilee, where he had been preaching to the people, Matthew 8:1, and when be was in a certain city, Luke 5:12, eit...
And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. Ver. 40. _Beseeching him, &c._] _Morbi virtutum officina, _ saith...
_And there came a leper_, &c. Concerning the miracle recorded in these verses, see the notes on Matthew 8:2....
IF THOU WILT; Matthew 8:2-4. This was an acknowledgment of his divine power....
AND THERE CAME A LEPER TO HIM, BESEECHING HIM, AND KNEELING DOWN TO HIM, AND SAYING UNTO HIM, IF THOU WILT, THOU CANST MAKE ME CLEAN....
THE HEALING OF A LEPER The beginning of the Galilean journey:...
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: The Spleen of Jesus TEXT: Mark 1:40-45 PROPOSITION: Jesus was a man of compassion and action. QUESTION: When? KEY WORD: Circumstances SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. If we are to foll...
40-45 We have here Christ's cleansing of a leper. It teaches us to apply to the Saviour with great humility, and with full submission to his will, saying, "Lord, if thou wilt," without any doubt of C...
Ver. 40-45. We before had this piece of history, in Matthew, SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:2" SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:3" SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 8:4", we shall also meet with it hereafter in...
Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book II Therefore volition takes the precedence of all; for the intellectual powers are ministers of the Will. "Will," it is said, "and thou shalt be able."[181]...
Mark 1:40 Now G2532 leper G3015 came G2064 (G5736) to G4314 Him G846 imploring G3870 (G5723) Him...
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...
‘And there comes to him a leper, pleading with him and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, “If you will, you can make me clean.” The disease would be some dreadful creeping skin disease, not nece...
JESUS REVEALS HIS POWER AND AUTHORITY TO MAKE CLEAN (1:40-45). Here Jesus power and authority is revealed in no uncertain fashion. Firstly because He overrides the law of uncleanness. And secondly be...
Mark 1:40-45. See on Matthew 8:2-4. Mark's account is fuller, showing independence, and confirming the view that Matthew has deviated from the chronological order. From Luke 5:12-14 we conclude that t...
The journey through Galilee here spoken of (Mark 1:35-39) is the first one recorded in the Gospels and is identical with that mentioned in Luke 4:42-44; Matthew 4:23-25. Mark and Luke, however, are mo...
Mark 1:40. A LEPER. See on Matthew 8:2. The variations from that account are only in the choice of words and the omission of ‘Lord' here....
KNEELING DOWN TO HIM (κα γονυπετων). Picturesque detail omitted by some MSS. Luke 5:12 has "fell on his face....
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...
Mark 1:40 I. In this chapter we have seen some who were brought to the Saviour, and in the 40th verse we find a man who came to Jesus. Note the blessedness of those who have others to conduct them to...
Mark 1:28. _And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee._ «Immediately.» That is, as soon as Jesus had healed the man with an unclean spirit, his fame spread...
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...
A LEPER CAME TO JESUS. See notes on Matthew 8:2-4. This miracle took place after the Sermon on the Mount. Leprosy still exists in our own United States....
_And there came a leper to Him, beseeching Him._ THE CURED LEPER STILL REBELLIOUS I. His disease. II. His application. 1. We have here an intelligent appreciation of Christ as the Healer. 2. We h...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 1:40 A LEPER is ceremonially unclean (Leviticus 13:45). As an outcast, he is financially and socially isolated, and is dependent on charity....
JESUS HEALS A MAN WITH LEPROSY MATTHEW 8:2-4; MARK 1:40-45; LUKE 5:12-15; MATTHEW 8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying
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 1:44. SAY NOTHING TO ANY MAN.—Our Lord desired to check, as far as possible, the tendency on the part of the populace to regard Him as a mere wonder-worker, becaus...
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...
2 Chronicles 6:13; 2 Kings 15:5; 2 Kings 5:27; 2 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 5:7
Kneeling down to him [κ α ι γ ο ν υ π ε τ ω ν]. Picturesque detail omitted by some MSS. Luke 5:12 has "fell on his face....
HE WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD Mark 1:28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want to talk to you about the changeableness of the people toward Christ. Mark 1:28 says, "And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout...
Matthew 8:2; Luke 5:12....
The last miracle of our Saviour's recorded in this chapter, is the healing of. leper; he came, beseeching Christ to heal him, saying, IF THOU WILT, THOU CANST MAKE ME CLEAN. Where observe, 1. He doth...