Mark 1:14-22 KJV

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 Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:21

And they went into Capernaum ,.... Jesus and his four disciples he had just called, Simon and Andrew, James and John; though the Arabic and Persic versions read, "he went"; that is, Christ; and so Beza says it was read in a certain copy: and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught ; that is, immediately, as soon as he entered the, city, it being then sabbath day; or, as soon as the sabbath day came, he went to the synagogue at Capernaum, and his disciples... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:22

And they were astonished at his doctrine ,.... The nature and importance of it, it being what they had not been used to hear; only at best the doctrine of the law, and sometimes only the traditions of the elders, or an allegorical and traditional sense of the Scriptures, and things very trifling and unedifying: and also they were amazed at the manner of his preaching, which was with so much gracefulness, gravity, and majesty, and was attended with so much evidence and power: for he taught... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:14

Preaching the Gospel of the kingdom - See the notes on Matthew 3:2 ; and on the office of the preacher, or herald, at the end of that chapter. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:15

The time is fulfilled - That is, the time appointed for sending the Messiah; and particularly the time specified by Daniel, Daniel 9:24-27 . Here are four points worthy of deep attention, in the preaching of the Son of God. Every thing that is done is according to a plan laid by the Divine wisdom, and never performed till the time appointed was filled up. That the kingdom and reign of sin are to be destroyed, and the kingdom of grace and heaven established in their place. That the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:16

As he walked by the sea, etc. - See on Matthew 4:18-22 ; (note). Andrew his brother - Instead of the common reading, αδελφον αυτου , his brother, the best MSS. and versions have αδελφου του Σιμωνος , the brother of Simon, which should be received into the text. The most eminent critics approve of this reading. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:21

Capernaum - See Matthew 4:13 . He entered into the synagogue - Their synagogues - εν ταις συναγωγαις αυτων , according to the Syriac, which has the word in the plural. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:22

As one that had authority - From God, to do what he was doing; and to teach a pure and beneficent system of truth. And not as the scribes - Who had no such authority, and whose teaching was not accompanied by the power of God to the souls of the people: because the matter of the teaching did not come from God; and 2. because the teachers themselves were not commissioned by the Most High. See the note on Matthew 7:28 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:14

Verse 14 Mark 1:14.Preaching the Gospel of the kingdom of God. Matthew appears to differ a little from the other two: for, after mentioning that Jesus left his own city Nazareth, and departed to Capernaum, he says: from that time Jesus began to preach. Luke and Mark, again, relate, that he taught publicly in his own country. But the solution is easy; for the words which Matthew employs, ἀπὸ τότε, from that time, ought to be viewed as referring, not to what immediately precedes, but to the whole... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:22

Verse 22 This demoniac was probably one of that multitude, which was mentioned, a little before, by Matthew 4:24. Yet the narrative of Mark and Luke is not superfluous: for they relate some circumstances, which not only present the miracle in a more striking light, but also contain useful instruction. The devil dexterously acknowledges, that Christ is the Holy One of God, in order to insinuate into the minds of men a suspicion, that there was some secret understanding between him and Christ. By... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:22

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:14

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:22

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