Mark 1:12 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

We have here a brief account of Christ's baptism and temptation, which were largely related Matt. 3:1-4:25 I. His baptism, which was his first public appearance, after he had long lived obscurely in Nazareth. O how much hidden worth is there, which in this world is either lost in the dust of contempt and cannot be known, or wrapped up in the veil of humility and will not be known! But sooner or later it shall be known, as Christ's was. 1. See how humbly he owned God, by coming to be baptized... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:12-13

1:12-13 And immediately the Spirit thrust him into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, and all the time he was being tested by Satan. The wild beasts were his companions, and the angels were helping him. No sooner was the glory of the hour of the Baptism over than there came the battle of the temptations. One thing stands out here in such a vivid way that we cannot miss it. It was the Spirit who thrust Jesus out into the wilderness for the testing time. The very Spirit who... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:12

The Spirit driveth him - Εκβαλλει , putteth him forth. St. Matthew says, Matthew 4:1 , ανηχθη , was brought up. See this important subject of our Lord's temptation explained at large, Matthew 4:1-11 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

The consecration of Jesus. I. THE GOOD OF CUSTOM . Honoured by his submission to baptism. This is an example. Custom is the sacred link between past and present. Old customs, sacred rites, should be kept up; only abandoned when. they no longer teach truth, but more falsehood than truth. Rebellion against custom for rebellion's sake is vicious individualism. Compliance with the beauty of order is the mark of a loyal and loving spirit. II. THE SYMBOL IS PRECIOUS , NOT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

The official preparation. "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ" embraces yet another element. The preparation of "the way" of the Lord is followed by the preparation of the Lord himself. This we must name—The preparation of the Messiah , the Christ. I. The first step in this preparation is THE ASSUMPTION OF THE HUMAN NATURE . "The Word became flesh." "It behoved him," who" took hold of the seed of Abraham," with a view to raise it up, "to be made like unto"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12

Driveth him ( ἐκβάλλει ); literally, driveth him forth. That Holy Spirit, which not long before he had received at his baptism, impelled him with great energy; so that of his own accord he went forth, armed with Divine power, into the desert, that there, as in a wrestling-place, he might contend alone with Satan. There Christ and antichrist met, and entered upon the conflict upon the issue of which our salvation depended. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

The temptation of Christ. The portal by which our Lord entered upon his earthly ministry has two pillars—the baptism and the temptation. In his baptism the Saviour was visibly and audibly approved by God the Father. In his temptation he was manifestly put to the test by the power of evil. Consecration and probation were thus the two elements in the Redeemer's inauguration, by which he was dedicated to the earthly ministry of humiliation, obedience, and benevolence. Mark's narrative of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

The temptation. Great moral problems are suggested by the temptation. Mark does not describe the nature of it, but leaves the imagination and cognate experience of his readers to fill up the spaces, or, having a different object from the other evangelists, he, supposing the details furnished by them well known, contents himself with an epitome. But it is an epitome of a very vivid and pregnant kind. The salient points alluded to by him are— I. THE PREDISPOSING CAUSE OF IT .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

Parallel passages: Matthew 4:1-11 ; Luke 4:1-13 .— The temptation. I. THE REALITY OF THE TEMPTATION . The above passage of St. Mark, and the parallel passages of the other Gospels, contain the record of one of the most remarkable transactions in the Word of God. It records the temptation of the Son of God. It describes not a fiction but a fact—not a phantom scene, such as a poet's fancy delights to paint, nor a daydream that merely passed through the imagination of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:12-13

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:9-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:12-13

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