Mark 1:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 1:12-13

Here Mark relates concisely what Matthew has recorded more at length in Mark 4:0.The Spirit driveth - The word “driveth” does not mean that he was compelled forcibly against his will to go there, but that he was inclined to go there by the Spirit, or was led there. The Spirit of God, for important purposes, caused him to go. Compare Matthew 9:25, where the same word is used in the original: “And when they were all put forth” in Greek, “all driven out.”And was with the wild beasts - This is... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 1:12-13

Mark 1:12-13. 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 led up, namely, from the plain of Jordan. He was forty days tempted of Satan Invisibly. After this followed the temptation by him in a visible shape, related by Matthew. These forty days, says Dr. Lightfoot, the holy angels ministered to Christ visibly, and Satan tempted him... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

17. Temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11; Mark 1:12-13; Luke 4:1-13)Immediately after being appointed to his messianic ministry, Jesus was tempted by Satan to use his messianic powers in the wrong way. (For the identification of the devil with Satan see Revelation 20:2.) Satan’s aim was to make Jesus act according to his own will instead of in obedience to his Father.Jesus had gone many weeks without eating and was obviously very hungry. Satan therefore used Jesus’ natural desire for food to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 1:13

tempted = being tempted. with the wild beasts. A Divine supplementary particular. Occurs only here. with. Greek. meta. App-104 . the angels , &c. See note on Matthew 4:11 , and App-116 . ministered = were ministering. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 1:13

Mark 1:13. 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 him. Thus, as a Roman might not know how wild and uninhabited the deserts of Arabia were, in which Christ was tempted, he adds here, and was with the wild beasts. See Owen on the Gospel, and Grotius read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:1-13

I. INTRODUCTION 1:1-13This opening section of the book sets the stage for the presentation of Jesus Christ as the unique Servant of the Lord. Mark omitted references to Jesus’ birth and youth. These subjects are irrelevant when presenting the life of a servant."The accent falls upon the disclosure that Jesus is the Messiah, the very Son of God, whose mission is to affirm his sonship in the wilderness. His encounter with Satan provides the background for the delineation of the conflict between... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:2-13

B. Jesus’ preparation for ministry 1:2-13Mark proceeded to record three events that the reader needs to understand to appreciate Jesus’ ministry correctly. They are John the Baptist’s ministry, Jesus’ baptism, and Jesus’ temptation. Two words that recur through this section of the text are key to understanding Mark’s emphasis: desert and the Spirit. [Note: See Frank J. Matera, "The Prologue as the Interpretive Key to Mark’s Gospel," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 34 (October... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:12-13

3. The temptation of Jesus 1:12-13 (cf. Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13)Jesus’ temptation by Satan was another event that prepared the divine Servant for His ministry. [Note: For comparison of Moses’, Elijah’s, and Jesus’ 40-day periods of temptation, see Edersheim, 1:294.] Mark’s account is brief, and it stresses the great spiritual conflict that this temptation posed for Jesus. The writer omitted any reference to Jesus’ feelings about the temptation. A servant’s response to his trials is more... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 1:13

The traditional site of this temptation, dating back to the twelfth century A.D., is the Mons Quarantania, the Hill of the 40 Days. It stands just west of Jericho. However the exact location is unknown.The Greek word peirazo means to put someone or something through a trial to demonstrate its character. God allowed Satan to tempt Jesus for two reasons: to show that He would not draw away from the Father’s will, and to demonstrate His qualification for His mission. The name "Satan" is a... read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Mark 1:13

1:13 ministered (a-21) As Matthew 4:11 , diakoneo . read more

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