Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:18
See this question, concerning the resurrection, explained in detail on Matthew 22:23-32 ; (note). read more
Mark 12:13-27
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:23
When they shall rise - This clause is wanting in BCDL, four others, Syriac, later Arabic, later Persic, Coptic, Saxon, and two of the Itala. Griesbach leaves it doubtful. read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:27
But the God of the living - Θεος , God, is left out by ABCDKL, and in more than forty others, Syriac, one Arabic, one Persic, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Saxon, Vulgate, Itala, and Origen. Griesbach has omitted it. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-14
St. Matthew ( Matthew 22:15 ) tells us that "the Pharisees took counsel how they might ensnare him ( ὅπως αὐτὸν παγιδεύσωσιν ) in his talk;" namely, by proposing to him captious and insidious questions, which, in whatever way he might answer them, might expose him to danger. On this occasion they enlisted the Heredians to join them in their attack upon him. These Herodians were a sect of the Jews who supported the house of Herod, and were in favor of giving tribute to the Roman... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-17
Caesar's due. There could not have been a more decisive proof of the duplicity and hypocrisy of the Jewish leaders than that furnished by this incident. It is certain that they were opposed to the Roman sway, that they nursed in their hearts hopes of Jewish independence, that they would have eagerly welcomed such a Messiah as they looked for—one who should deliver them from the yoke of foreign bondage. Yet, in their malignity, they were ready to denounce Jesus to the Roman governor should... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-17
The politics of Christianity. Christ, in his visits to the temple, met with the various representatives of religious, ecclesiastical, and political opinion in Palestine. He is the center and touchstone of all. Their very attacks and dishonest questions were so many confessions of his moral and intellectual supremacy. To Christ do the different schools of thought and life amongst men still come, and the problems they raise can never be satisfactorily settled until he solves them. I. A ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-17
The tribute money. Unable to take him with their wicked hands, because they dared not, they send selected men from the Pharisees and the Herodians. They have instructions to lay a trap with a view "to catch him in talk." "In vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird." But these blind catchers thought him to be blind also. In specious words they ply him with a question relating to an oppressive tax. "If he held that payment should be refused, he would compromise himself with the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-17
The dialectic of Jesus. I. DISHONEST SUBTLETY MATCHED BY CLEARSIGHTED WISDOM . We must be, if possible, "wise as serpents," but, above all, honest in purpose. It is the false tongue that stammers, and the fox-like cunning that entraps itself. II. VERBAL TRUTH MAY CONCEAL HEART FALSEHOOD . They spoke most truly to Jesus about himself, and yet most untruly. So of all words designed to flatter and deceive. There may be a divorce between the tongue and the heart. ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:13-17
Parallel passages: Matthew 22:15-22 ; Luke 20:20-36 .— Question of the tribute money. I. A SNARE LAID . This tribute money ( κῆνσος )was the poll or capitation tax payable to the Roman Government, from the time Judaea became subject to the Roman power. Judas of Galilee headed a revolt against this tax, but perished with his followers. If our Lord allowed the lawfulness of paying tribute to Caesar, it would have compromised him with the Jewish nationalists, who would not... read more
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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 12:15
Shall we give, or shall we not give? - This is wanting in the Codex Bezae, and in several versions. read more