Mark 1:32-2:20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 1:29-39

In these verses, we have, I. A particular account of one miracle that Christ wrought, in the cure of Peter's wife's mother, who was ill of a fever. This passage we had before, in Matthew. Observe, 1. When Christ had done that which spread his fame throughout all parts, he did not then sit still, as some think that they may lie in bed when their name is up. No, he continued to do good, for that was it he aimed at, and not his own honour. Nay, those who are in reputation, had need be busy and... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:32-34

1:32-34 When evening had come and when the sun had set, they kept bringing to him all those who were ill and demon-possessed. The whole city had crowded together to the door; and he healed many who were ill with various diseases and cast out many demons; and he forbade the demons to speak because they knew him. The things that Jesus had done in Capernaum could not be concealed. The emergence of so great a new power and authority was not something which could be kept secret. So the evening... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:32

And at even, when the sun did set ,.... At which time the Jews' sabbath was ended; See Gill on Matthew 8:16 , for this was a sabbath day, Mark 1:21 , when according to them, it was not lawful to heal; nor did they offer to bring their sick to him on that day; but the last of the two evening days being come, and the sun set, the sabbath was over; and therefore being under no restraint on account of that, they brought unto him all that were diseased ; with any sort of disease whatever,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-39

The illustrative example of Christ's work. No sooner is the great work begun than a strikingly illustrative example of its true character and beneficent power is presented. It was in Capernaum, which, so far from being "exalted unto heaven," would hear the curse, "Thou shalt go down unto Hades." And it was "the sabbath day;" therefore of a surety "he straightway … entered into the synagogue." Now, in his "Father's house," he is doing the great work he came to do, "to bear witness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:29-34

The progress of health. I. It IS IDENTICAL WITH THE PROGRESS OF CHRISTIANITY . For Christianity is the embodiment of the wisdom of the physician, the power of the Creator, the compassion of the God. These wonders are really revelations of law. Were the will of God the only factor in the case, we could hardly imagine how suffering could be. But there is our will also. The truth, so far as we may conjecture, seems to be that in the nature of things evil cannot be as a rule... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:29-34

Parallel passages: Matthew 8:14-17 ; Luke 4:38-41 .— The cure of Peter's wife's mother and others. I. FEVER OF A VIRULENT TYPE . That St. Peter was a married man appears not only from this mention of his mother-in-law, but also from the reference of St. Paul ( 1 Corinthians 9:5 ), "Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as well as other apostles, and as the brethren of the Lord, and Cephas?" But, near and dear as Peter was to She Saviour, he was not exempted from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:32

At even, when the sun did set. It was the sabbath day; and, therefore, the sick were not brought to our Lord until six o'clock, when the sabbath ended. When the sun did set ( ὅτε ἔδυ ὁ ἥλίος ) . St. Luke's phrase is ( δύνοντος τοῦ ἡλίου ), "When the sun was, so to speak, submerged in the sea ." So in Virgil, 'Aeneid,' lib. 7.100— "... qua sol utrumque recurrens Adspicit Oceanum ;" the popular idea being that, when the sun sets, it sinks into the ocean. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:32-33

Christ the Healer. The healing of Peter's wife's mother, following on the cure of the demoniac in the synagogue, aroused the whole city of Capernaum. Believing that what this good Physician could do for one he could do for all, crowds of suppliants gathered around our Lord on the evening of the sabbath day. In this incident we see— I. THE GRACIOUSNESS OF THE SAVIOUR . 1 . His accessibility. Whether in the synagogue or in the house, whether in the glow of noonday or in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:32-34

The Healer of multitudes. It was the hallowed evening of a memorable day The Lord Jesus had taught in the synagogue, consecrating the sabbath by worship and by spiritual instruction, and creating in the popular mind an impression of his unique authority. He had cast out the demon from a wretched sufferer; he had healed Simon's wife's mother of a raging fever;—all these instances of his power were related through the dwellings of Capernaum, and the popular excitement was great. No wonder... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:32-39

Parallel passages: Matthew 8:16 , Matthew 8:17 ; Matthew 4:23-25 ; Luke 4:40-44 .— A Physician for both body and soul. I. CURES OF DISEASED PERSONS AND DEMONIACS . 1 . The time specified. It was now evening, and the sun had just set; and so the sabbath—for it was the sabbath day, as we know from Luke 4:21 —was considered past. The people now felt at liberty, without encroaching on the sacred rest of that holy day, to bring their sick for healing. Another... read more

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