E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:24
Behold = Look. App-133 . read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:25
Have ye never read . . . ? = Did ye never read . . . ? See App-143 . Figure of speech Anteieagoge, App-6 . never = not (as in Mark 2:17 ). had need. A Divine supplement to "was hungry"(Matthew and Luke). Occurs only in Mark. "Lied need" is, generic, and "was hungered" is specific (explaining the need). read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:26
in the days of. Greek. epi. App-104 . Abiathar. Called Ahimelech in 1 Samuel 21:1 ; 1Sa 22:9 , 1 Samuel 22:11 , 1 Samuel 22:20 ; and Ahiah in 1 Samuel 14:3 . The father and his son Ahiathar must have had two names, as was frequently the case. And why left, as in our own day? In 2 Samuel 8:17 , and 1 Chronicles 18:16 , we have Ahimelech the son of Abiathar; and in 1 Samuel 22:20 Abiathar the son of Abimelech (who was the son of Ahitub). There is no "confusion in the Hebrew text". The Lord's... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:27
sabbath. Note the Figure Antimetebole , ( App-6 ), "sabbath . . . man . . . man, . sabbath". was made = came into being. man. Greek. anthropos . App-123 . and. All the texts omit "and". In that case, note the Figure of speech Asyndeton ( App-6 ). read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:28
Therefore = So then. is Lord . App-98 . This is the subject of this second period of the Lord's ministry. See App-119 . Lord also of the sabbath = Lord of the Sabbath also. Occurs only here. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 2
This chapter finds Jesus back again in Capernaum where he healed the man borne of four (Mark 2:1-12). Events related to the call of Matthew were given (Mark 2:13-17); questions regarding fasting were answered (Mark 2:18-22); and the Pharisees accused Jesus' disciples of breaking the sabbath (Mark 2:23-28). All of this is a continuation of the Galilean ministry. read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 2:1
And when he entered again into Capernaum after some days, it was noised that he was in the house. (Mark 2:1)After some days ... This means an indefinite period, one long enough to allow the frenzy which developed following the healed leper's sensational report to spend itself and be followed by a period of more normalcy.In the house ... An alternative reading is "at home," indicating that this was the place in Capernaum where Jesus usually lived. It has been surmised that this was the home... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 2:2
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, no, not even about the door: and he spake the word unto them.The evidence of eye-witness reporting surfaces in this, as at many other places in this gospel. If Mark, as thought by many, was writing the things he had frequently heard the apostle Peter teach, or if, as a young man, he had been present and actually had seen some of the things related it would explain the brilliant eye-witness references in this gospel.And... read more
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 2:3
And they come, bringing unto him a man sick of palsy, borne of four.THE HEALING OF THE MAN WHO WAS CARRIED BY FOUR MENAlthough Jesus had entered the city quietly, person-to-person communication quickly resulted in the appearance of a throng of people, overflowing the house and blocking the entrance to the residence.Palsy ... Just what the exact nature of the man's disease may have been is not known; but the most unusual conduct of his four friends who took him, bed and all, to Jesus is an... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 2:23
through . Greek. dia. App-104 , Mark 2:1 . on = in, or during. Greek. en. App-104 . as they went . Greek. to make their way. AHebreism. See Judges 17:8 (marg,): = as they journeyed; not to make a path by destroying the stalks of corn, but only plucking "the ears". to pluck , &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 23:25 ). Compare App-92 . A recognised custom to this present clay, not only for travellers, but for their horses. So with grapes (Deuteronomy 23:24 ), read more