Mark 1:1-3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

We may observe here, I. What the New Testament is?the divine testament, to which we adhere above all that is human; the new testament, which we advance above that which was old. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God, Mark 1:1. 1. It is gospel; it is God's word, and is faithful and true; see Rev. 19:9; 21:5; 22:6. It is a good word, and well worthy of all acceptation; it brings us glad tidings. 2. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the anointed Saviour, the Messiah promised and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:1-4

1:1-4 This is the beginning of the story of how Jesus Christ, the Son of God, brought the good news to men. There is a passage in Isaiah the prophet like this--"Lo! I send my messenger before you and he will prepare your road for you. He will be like a voice crying in the wilderness, 'Get ready the road of the Lord. Make straight the path by which he will come'." This came true when John the Baptizer emerged in the wilderness, announcing a baptism which was the sign of a repentance through... read more

John Gill

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

The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ ,.... Not that the Gospel first began to be preached at this time, for it was preached by Isaiah, and other prophets before; and long before that, was preached unto Abraham; yea, it was preached as early as the times of our first parents, in Eden's garden; and is indeed that mystery, which was hid in God before the creation of the world; and was ordained before that was, to the glory of the saints: but the sense is, that this narrative Mark was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets ,.... Malachi and Isaiah; for passages out of both follow; though the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "as it is written in the prophet Isaias"; and so it is in some Greek copies: but the former seems to be the better reading, since two prophets are cited, and Isaiah is the last; to which agree the Arabic and Ethiopic versions, and the greater number of Greek copies. The following citations are made to show, that according to the writings of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying in the wilderness ,.... This is the other testimony in proof of the same, and may be read in Isaiah 40:3 . See Gill on Matthew 3:3 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1

The beginning of the Gospel - It is with the utmost propriety that Mark begins the Gospel dispensation by the preaching of John the Baptist, he being the forerunner of Jesus Christ, and the first proclaimer of the incarnated Messiah. Gospel - for the meaning of the word see the preface to Matthew. Son of God - To point out his Divine origin; and thus glancing at his miraculous conception. This was an essential character of the Messiah. See Matthew 16:16 ; Matthew 26:63 ; Luke 22:67 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:2

As it is written in the prophets - Rather, As it is written by Isaiah the prophet. I think this reading should be adopted, instead of that in the common text. It is the reading of the Codex Bezae, Vatican, and several other MSS. of great repute. It is found also in the Syriac, Persic, Coptic, Armenian, Gothic, Vulgate, and Itala versions, and in several of the fathers. As this prophecy is found both in Isaiah and Malachi, probably the reading was changed to τοις προφηταις , the prophets,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:3

The voice of one crying - See on Matthew 3:1-3 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1

Verse 1 Mark 1:1.The beginning of the Gospel. Though what we have hitherto taken out of Matthew and Luke is a part of the Gospel, yet it is not without reason that Mark makes the beginning of the Gospel to be the preaching of John the Baptist. For the Law and the Prophets then came to an end, (John 1:17.) “The Law and the Prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, ” (Luke 16:16 .)And with this agrees most fully the quotation which he makes from the Prophet... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ . These words mean, not the title of the book, but the commencement of the narrative; and so they depend upon what follows, namely, "as it is written" ( καθῶς for ὠς ), "even as it is written." The words "the gospel of Jesus Christ" do not signify the book which St. Mark wrote, but the evangelical teaching of Jesus Christ. St. Mark means that the gospel announcement by Jesus Christ had such a beginning as had been predicted by Isaiah and... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:1-4

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1

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