Mark 2:1-22 ESV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:12

And immediately he arose ,.... Power going along with the words of Christ, he found himself perfectly well; and at once sprung up from off his bed, and took up his bed , upon his shoulders, with all the ease imaginable: and went forth before them all : the Scribes and Pharisees, and the whole multitude of the people, who were eyewitnesses of this wonderful cure: or "against them all"; for being strong and robust, he made his way through the crowd, with his bed on his back; ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:13

And he went forth again by the sea side ,.... The sea of Galilee, where he had met with, and called Peter and Andrew, James and John; and not far from which were the solitary place, and the desert places, where he was before he entered into Capernaum: and all the multitude resorted unto him ; who had been with him at Peter's house, and about the door, and those who could not get near him: and he taught them ; the word of God, the Gospel, and the doctrines of it. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:14

And as he passed by ,.... As he went from Simon's house, and from the city of Capernaum, to go to the sea side: he saw Levi, the son of Alphaeus ; the same with Matthew, Matthew 9:9 , and son to the same Alphaeus as James was, Matthew 10:3 , Beza's most ancient copy reads "James", instead of "Levi", very wrongly; but he was the brother of James, and also of Simon and Jude; so that there were four brothers of them apostles: and if Joses, called Barsabas, was the same Joses that was... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:15

And it came to pass, that as Jesus sat at meat in his house ,.... In the house of Levi; not in the custom house, or toll booth, for that he left; but in his house in the city of Capernaum, where he had him, and made an entertainment for him, in token of gratitude, for the high favour bestowed on him: many publicans and sinners sat also together, with Jesus, and his disciples ; being invited by Levi, and not objected to by Christ; See Gill on Matthew 9:10 . for there were many, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:16

And when the Scribes and Pharisees saw him eat ,.... They were offended at his eating and drinking, though it was in moderation; because he did not fast as they, and their disciples did; and especially, that he eat with publicans and sinners ; men of very infamous characters, and bad lives, with whom the Pharisees disdained to keep company: they said unto his disciples, how is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners ? The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:17

When Jesus heard it, he saith to them ,.... Christ either overheard what they said to his disciples, or he heard it from the relation of the disciples; and when he did, he turned to the Scribes and Pharisees, and spoke to them the following words: they that are whole, have no need of the physician, but they that are sick ; which seems to be a proverbial expression, signifying that he was a physician; that these publicans and sinners were sick persons, and needed his company and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:18

And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast ,.... Or "were fasting"; perhaps that very day, and so were the more displeased at this entertainment, Matthew had made for Christ and his disciples, and at their being at it; or fasting was usual with them: they fasted often, both John's disciples, and the disciples of the Pharisees, or the Pharisees themselves; so the Vulgate Latin reads: of their frequent fasting; see Gill on Matthew 9:14 , and they came : both the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:19

And Jesus said unto them ,.... Both to John's disciples and the Pharisees, can the children of the bride chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? Suggesting that he was the bridegroom, as John their master had called him, John 3:29 , and that his disciples were the children of the bride chamber; and that it was very unsuitable for them, and very unreasonable to desire them to fast at such a time, and under such a character: wherefore the answer returned by Christ himself to... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:20

But the days will come ,.... As they were in some sense now come to the disciples of John, their master being taken up by Herod, and confined in prison, and so it was a mourning time with them: when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days : referring to the time of the sufferings and death of Christ, which would be, and was a sorrowful season to his disciples. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:21

No man also seweth a piece of new cloth , The traditions of the elders are meant, particularly concerning eating and drinking, and fasting, things before spoken of; and which occasioned this parable, and which were new things in comparison of the commands of God: some of them were of very short standing, devised in, that age; and most, if not all of them, were since the times of Ezra. On an old garment ; the moral and ceremonial righteousness of the Jews, in obedience to the law of God;... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:21

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