Mark 9:42-50

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 9:48

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. This is repeated again, not only to assure the truth of the thing, but to raise the attention of the mind unto it, and fix an awful impression upon it: the Persic version renders it, "from whence thou shall never find redemption": there is no redemption from hell, as Origen and others have thought. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 9:49

For every one shall be salted with fire ,.... That is every one of those that transgress the law of God, offend any that, believe in Christ, retain their sins, and sinful companions; every one of them that are cast into hell, where the worm of conscience is always gnawing, and the fire of divine wrath is always burning, with that fire every one of them shall be salted: that fire shall be to them, what salt is to flesh; as that keeps flesh from putrefaction and corruption, so the fire of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 9:50

Salt is good ,.... To make meat savoury, and keep flesh from corrupting; and so is the grace of God, to season men's hearts, make their discourse savoury, and preserve them from the corruption of sin: and so men made partakers of the grace of God; they are good and useful to others, both by their words and actions, and especially ministers of the Gospel, who are "the salt of the earth"; see Gill on Matthew 5:13 ; and here Christ may chiefly intend his apostles: but if the salt hath lost... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:43

The fire that never shall be quenched - That is, the inextinguishable fire. This clause is wanting in L, three others, the Syriac, and later Persic. Some eminent critics suppose it to be a spurious reading; but the authorities which are for it, are by no means counterbalanced by those which are against it. The same clause in Mark 9:45 , is omitted in BCL, seven others, Syriac, later Persic, Coptic, and one Itala. Eternal fire is the expression of Matthew. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:43-48

Thy hand - foot - eye - cause thee to offend; - See the notes on Matthew 5:29-30 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:49

For every one shall be salted with fire - Every one of those who shall live and die in sin: but there is great difficulty in this verse. The Codex Bezae, and some other MSS., have omitted the first clause; and several MSS. keep the first, and omit the last clause - and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. There appears to be an allusion to Isaiah 66:24 . It is generally supposed that our Lord means, that as salt preserves the flesh with which it is connected from corruption, so this... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:50

If the salt have lost his saltness - See on Matthew 5:13 ; (note). Have salt in yourselves - See that ye have at all times the preserving principle of Divine grace in your hearts, and give that proof of it which will satisfy your own minds, and convince or silence the world: live in brotherly kindness and peace with each other: thus shall all men see that you are free from ambition, (see Mark 9:34 ;), and that you are my disciples indeed. That it is possible for the salt to lose its... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:49

Verse 49 Mark 9:49.Every man shall be salted with fire. I have connected these words of Mark with the passage in Matthew which we have just considered: not that I look upon them to have altogether the same meaning, or to have been spoken at the same place and time, but rather to enable the reader to understand better, by means of comparison, the different applications of the same sentence. According to Mark’s narrative, our Lord, having spoken of eternal fire, (Mark 9:48,) exhorts his own... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:50

Verse 50 Mark 9:50.Have salt in yourselves This word may be taken in a different sense from what it had in the former verse, as meaning that seasoning of good odor, which is obtained by faith, or rather the wisdom of the Spirit. When Paul enjoins, “Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt,” (Colossians 4:6,) he means, that we ought to be holy, and purified from all profane follies and corruptions, and filled with spiritual grace, which edifies all who hear it, and diffuses over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 9:38-42

The comprehensiveness of Christ's service. The connection with what preceded is to be sought in John's keen sense of having transgressed the spirit of the beautiful words just uttered. Christ Would acknowledge all who professed his name; John had to confess that he had forbidden such a one from working. This leads to Christ's indicating— I. MARKS OF HIS TRUE SERVANTS . The general link between the several classes is his "Name," i.e. conscious oneness and sympathy with him... read more

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