Mark 12:34

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Mark 12:32-34

DISCOURSE: 1451EXCELLENCE OF THE MORAL LAWMark 12:32-34. And the Scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God, and there is none other but he: and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Mark 12:34

DISCOURSE: 1452NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM OF GODMark 12:34. And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.OUR blessed Lord has given us this caution: “Give not that which is holy unto dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine [Note: Matthew 7:6.].” But, in following this suggestion, we must be careful not to judge precipitately, but to give to every one an opportunity, at least, to manifest the real dispositions of his mind. Such... read more

C.I. Scofield

Scofield's Reference Notes - Mark 12:34

far i.e. not far in knowledge. He knew the very law which utterly condemns the best man -- its true office. Romans 3:19; Romans 10:3-5; Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:22-24. read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Mark 12:34

For the Candid and Thoughtful by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "And when Jesus saw" ["saw him," so it should be] "that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God." Mark 12:34 . This man began with Christ as a foe, and he ended as a friend. It does not quite appear from Mark, but it is plainly stated by Matthew, that the scribe asked a question of the Savior "tempting him." He was, therefore, an enemy. Put the mildest sense you like on the word "tempt" and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 12:1-44

Mark's gospel, chapter 12.Now we remember that Jesus is in the temple. This is the day after He had cleansed it again. It is on Tuesday. It is His final week. Sunday He had made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the donkey. Monday He came in and cleansed the temple. Now Tuesday He returns to the temple with His disciples, where immediately He is challenged by the religious leaders concerning the authority by which He has done these things.And he began to speak unto them by parables. [And... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:1-44

Mark 12:1 . A certain man planted a vineyard. See on Matthew 20:1. The idea conveys an enlarged view of its magnitude, conformably to what is said in Psalms 80:0. and Isaiah 5:0. Mark 12:2 . He sent to the husbandmen a servant. Matthew has the plural, servants. The harmony is, that the steward had servants with him. Those innocent variations tend to strengthen the gospel history: the evangelists did not write in concert. Mark 12:6 . Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved. ... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 12:34

Mark 12:34Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.Need of self-examinationThere is great cause for every one of us diligently to try and examine our knowledge and faith in Christ, whether it be true, sound, and sincere; or whether it be an hypocritical and counterfeit faith, seeing one may be “not far from the kingdom,” and yet not in it. The rather, because so many deceive themselves with a vain persuasion and opinion of faith, thinking they have true faith in Christ, when it is not so. We... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 12:34

32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: 33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 12:34

Thou: Matthew 12:20, Romans 3:20, Romans 7:9, Galatians 2:19 And no: Job 32:15, Job 32:16, Matthew 22:46, Luke 20:40, Romans 3:19, Colossians 4:6, Titus 1:9-1 Kings : Reciprocal: Luke 7:43 - Thou Luke 10:27 - Thou Luke 10:28 - Thou hast Titus 2:8 - Sound read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Mark 12:34

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any question.Jesus said to him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God — Reader, art not thou? then go on: be a real Christian: else it had been better for thee to have been afar off. read more

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