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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:1-6

See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 13:54-58. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:1-6

Mark 6:1-6. And he came into his own country, &c. For an explanation of this paragraph, see the notes on Matthew 13:53-58. Is not this the carpenter’s son? There can be no doubt that Jesus in his youth wrought with his supposed father Joseph. He could there do no mighty work Not consistently with his wisdom and goodness; it being inconsistent with his wisdom to work miracles there, where he knew the prejudices of the people would certainly prevent any good effect they might... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:1-6

61. Jesus rejected at Nazareth (Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6)It is not clear whether this visit of Jesus to Nazareth is the same as that referred to in Luke 4:16-30 or another visit. If it was a second visit, it would have taken place a year later, but the result was the same as on the previous occasion. The people were surprised that a person they had known only as a carpenter could preach so well, but they refused to accept the evidence and admit that this one was indeed God (Matthew... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:1

into. Greek eis . App-104 . Not the same as Mark 6:53 . His own country = His native country: i.e. Galilee, App-169 . This was His second visit (Matthew 13:54 ), country . Greek. patris. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:1

Events related in Mark 6 are: (1) rejection of Jesus at Nazareth (Mark 6:1-6); (2) sending forth of the Twelve (Mark 6:7-13); (3) the beheading of John the Baptist (Mark 6:14-29); (4) the feeding of the five thousand (Mark 6:30-44); (5) walking on the sea (Mark 6:45-52); and (6) preaching and healing in Gennesaret (Mark 6:53-56).JESUS REJECTED AT NAZARETHAnd he went out from thence: and he cometh into his own country; and his disciples follow him. (Mark 6:1)His own country ... refers to... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:1

Mark mentioned the disciples’ presence with Jesus, but Matthew omitted that detail. Mark evidently recorded this incident because it constituted another occasion of discipleship training, a particular concern of Mark’s in this section of his Gospel. Jesus visited Nazareth as a rabbi preparing His disciples for their ministry. This was the second rejection in Nazareth that the synoptic writers documented. The first one came when Jesus left Nazareth to establish His base of operations in... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:1-6

2. Jesus’ rejection by the Nazarenes 6:1-6a (cf. Matthew 13:54-58)Even though Jesus gave ample evidence that He was more than a mere man (Mark 4:35 to Mark 5:43), those who knew Him best on the physical plane still refused to believe in Him (Mark 6:1-6 a). This refusal led Jesus to turn increasingly from the multitudes to the training of His disciples (Mark 6:6 to Mark 8:30). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 6:1-56

Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea1-6. Visit to Nazareth (Matthew 13:54).3. Is not this the carpenter?] Mt ’Is not this the carpenter’s son?’ Baur, Bleek, Renan, and Hilgenfeld regard St. Mark’s version of this expression as a proof that he was acquainted with the Virgin Birth. ’Mark tolerates not the paternity of Joseph even in the mouth of Nazarenes’ (Hilgenfeld). Most scholars dispute the inference.It is not... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Mark 6:1-6

VI.(1-6) And he went out from thence.—See Notes on Matthew 13:54-58.His disciples follow him.—St, Matthew does not name this fact. As put by St. Mark it seems to imply that the disciples did not accompany their Master, but came subsequently. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Mark 6:1-56

Mark 6:3 In a letter written from Pavia, during his early mission there, Savonarola explains to his mother why he is working in Lombardy instead of nearer home. 'Seeing that He hath chosen me for this sacred office, rest ye content that I fulfil it far from my native place, for I bear better fruit than I could have borne at Ferrara. There it would be with me as it was with Christ, when His countrymen said: Is not this man a carpenter, and the son of a carpenter? But out of my own place this... read more

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