Mark 1:5 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 1:5-8

1:5-8 And the whole country of Judea went out to him, and so did all the people of Jerusalem, and they were baptized by him in the River Jordan, while they confessed their sins. John was clad in a garment of camel's hair, and he had a leather girdle round his waist, and it was his custom to eat locusts and wild honey. The burden of his proclamation was, "The one who is stronger than I is coming after me. I am not fit to stoop down and to loosen the strap of his sandals. I have baptized you... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:5

And there went out unto him all the land of Judea ,.... The people of the land, a great number of them: and they of Jerusalem ; the inhabitants of Jerusalem, hearing of this new preacher, the new doctrine that he taught, and the new ordinance that he administered: and were all baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins ; that is, as many of them as were brought to a sight and sense of their sins, and made a confession of them, these he baptized, or immersed, in the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:5

All the land - See on Matthew 3:4-6 ; (note). Confessing their sins - It was an invariable custom among the Jews to admit no proselyte to baptism, till he had, in the most solemn manner, declared that he forever had renounced all idolatrous worship, all heathenish superstitions, and promised an entire and unreserved submission to the law of Moses. This was necessary for a proselyte adult - a child dedicated to God by baptism must be brought up in this faith. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

Glad tidings. I. THEY ARE THE FULFILMENT OF LONG HOPES . Human nature is ideal; it is a creature of wishes and of hopes, and made for enjoyment. The love of the living God is at the root of all our instincts. Faith is our expression of the sense of this. It begets hope amidst suffering and sorrow, sustains the soul in patience. God seeking man, man in turn seeking God,—this is the secret life of Scripture and of history. History is sacred because it is the reflection of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ. "The gospel" is a revelation of the Divine love; the "beginning" of it is therefore hidden in the depths of the eternal love of God. The whole gospel was buried, the end from the beginning, in the Divine purpose; and it was contained seminally in the first promise. Every Divine promise is equal to the event. But the manifestation of the gospel in time, or the historic "beginning of the gospel," is the theme of this prologue. Thought of within... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

Parallel passages: Matthew 3:1-12 ; Luke 3:1-18 . The ministry of John the Baptist. I. THE BEGINNING OF ST . MARK 'S MEMOIR . 1 . The commencement. It is a remarkable circumstance and a curious coincidence that the first words of this Gospel are an echo of Peter's confession, in that confession, as recorded by St. Matthew, Peter expresses his belief in the very remarkable words, "Thou art the Christ , the Son of the living God. " In nearly the same words St.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:2-8

The ministry of the forerunner. This evangelist enters, upon his treatise with no further preface than is to be found in the first verse. He has to tell the good news concerning Jesus Christ the Son of God. And he begins his narrative at once, with an account of the ministry of that grand, heroic prophet, whose great distinction it was to be the herald of the Messiah, and whose greatness was in nothing more apparent than in this—he was willing to be superseded by his Lord, and to be lost... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:4-8

The ministry of John. I. OF WHAT IT CONSISTED . In each Gospel the descriptions are very general, and look as if they had been foreshortened in order to give due prominence to the gospel narrative that had to follow. Yet a fairly complete impression may be received of his main doctrines and rules of discipline. Generally in his ministry there are four elements discoverable. 1 . Exhortation. A direct appeal to the moral sense, the chief note of which was "Repent." It is a... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 1:4-8

See the notes at Matthew 3:3, Matthew 3:5-6, Matthew 3:11. read more

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

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 1:5-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:2-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:4-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 1:4-8

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