Mark 1:32-34

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:33-34

The whole city was gathered together at the door . This would probably be the outer door in the wall, opening into the street; so that this need not be regarded as a hyperbolic statement. It is evidently the description of an eye-witness, or of one who had it from an eye-witness. He healed all that had need of healing, and he suffered not the devils to speak , for the reasons. assigned at Mark 1:25 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 1:32-34

See the notes at Matthew 8:16-17.And at even, when the sun did set - See the notes at Matthew 8:16.Mark 1:33All the city - A great part of the city. A great multitude from the city.Mark 1:34And suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him - They knew that he was the Messiah.If they had spoken, they would have made that known to the people. Jesus was not desirous at that time that that should be publicly known, or that his name should be blazoned abroad. The time had not come when he... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 1:29-34

Mark 1:29-34. They entered into the house of Simon That is, of Peter. See the notes on Matthew 8:14-17. And all the city was gathered together at the door Namely, of the house in which Jesus was; some coming as humble petitioners for themselves or their friends, others as spectators of the surprising miracles which he wrought, and some probably to hear and be instructed by his discourses. O what a fair prospect was here! Who could then have imagined that all these blossoms would die away... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 1:29-39

29. Many sick people healed (Matthew 4:23-25; Matthew 8:14-17; Mark 1:29-39; Luke 4:38-44)Further examples of the ministry of Jesus show the presence and power of the kingdom of God in healing those afflicted by Satan (Matthew 4:23-25; Mark 1:29-34). (For the significance of the kingdom of God see earlier section, ‘Jesus and the Kingdom’.) On one occasion when Jesus was staying in Capernaum, he went outside the town to find a quiet place to pray to his Father. Peter thought he was losing... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 1:32

when the sun did set . A Divine supplement, here. brought = kept bringing. that were diseased. Compare Matthew 4:23 , Matthew 4:24 . possessed with devils = possessed with demons. Greek. daimonizomai. Derivation uncertain. See note on Matthew 8:16 , Matthew 8:28 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 1:33

all . Put byFigure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , for the greater part. was gathered, &c. A Divine supplement, here. at = to. Greek. pros. App-104 . read more

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