Mark 1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:11

And there came a voice from heaven ,.... What the Jews call "Bath Kol", saying, thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased : it is in Matthew, "this is my beloved Son", Matthew 3:17 ; as if the words were spoken to others, to John, the administrator of baptism to him, and to those that were spectators; directing them to Christ, on whom the Spirit now descended, and testifying to them how great a person he was, how nearly related to God; how much he was the object of his love,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:12

And immediately ,.... As soon as he was baptized, and this testimony had been given of his divine sonship, the very selfsame day, the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness : into a more remote and desolate part of it; for it was in the wilderness John was baptizing and preaching, when Christ came to him, and had the ordinance of baptism administered by him; and it was the same Spirit that descended on him at his baptism, which remained with him; by whose impulse he was moved, though not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:13

And he was there in the wilderness forty days ,.... The Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions add, "and forty nights": for so long was he there, tempted of Satan : the several temptations of Satan, and how they were overcome by Christ, are particularly related by the Evangelist Matthew, Matthew 4:3 , which are here omitted; and what is not mentioned there, is here recorded: and was with the wild beasts : which shows, that he was now in an uncultivated and uninhabited part of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:14

Now after that John was put in prison ,.... In the castle of Macherus, by Herod, for reproving him for taking his brother Philip's wife: Jesus came into Galilee : again, from whence he came to be baptized of John: preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God : the good news and glad tidings of the kingdom of the Messiah, or Gospel dispensation; which lies not in worldly pomp and splendour, in outward observances, in legal rites and ceremonies, but in righteousness, peace, and joy; in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:15

And saying, the time is fulfilled ,.... Either that which was fixed for the end of the law and prophets, the legal and Mosaic dispensation, and the Jewish church state; or the fulness of time for the Messiah's appearance in the world; which was agreed upon between the Father and the Son, was predicted in various prophecies, and the people of the Jews were in a general expectation of: and the kingdom of God is at hand : the same with the kingdom of heaven, in Matthew 3:2 , see the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:16

Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee ,.... The same with the sea of Tiberias, John 6:1 , he saw Simon : whose surname was Peter, the son of Jonas: and Andrew his brother ; the brother of Simon, casting a net into the sea ; of Galilee, in order to catch fish: for they were fishers : by occupation, this was their trade and business, by which they got their livelihood; See Gill on Matthew 4:18 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:17

And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me ,.... Leave your worldly employments, and become my disciples, and I will make you to become fishers of men : which will be a much more excellent and honourable employment, as men, and the souls of men, are more excellent, and of more worth than fishes; See Gill on Matthew 4:19 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:18

And straightway they forsook their nets ,.... Which perhaps were their all; see Matthew 19:27 . And followed him ; both in a corporeal and spiritual sense; See Gill on Matthew 4:20 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:19

And when he had gone a little further thence ,.... From the place where Simon and Andrew were casting their nets, though still by the sea side; he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother . The former was be whom afterwards Herod killed with the sword, and the latter the beloved disciple; these were also fishermen: who also were in the ship mending their nets : as the other two disciples were on board the ship, casting their nets into the sea to catch fish; these were also... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:20

And straightway he called them ,.... As soon as he saw them; for he was looking out for them, having appointed them long before to the service he now called them to; and they left their father Zebedee with the hired servants, and went after him . It might seem unnatural, had they left their father alone in the ship, to have taken the care and management of it, and therefore it is added, "with the hired servants"; who were hired for that purpose, to assist in mending the nets, and casting... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:20

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