Mark 2:23-25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 2:18-28

Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners: here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out. I. He justifies them in their not fasting, which was turned to their reproach by the Pharisees. Why do the Pharisees and the disciples of John fast? They used to fast, the Pharisees fasted twice in the week (Luke 18:12), and probably the disciples of John did so too; and, it should seem, this... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 2:23-28

2:23-28 One Sabbath day Jesus was going through the corn fields. His disciples began to pluck the ears of corn as they made their way along. The Pharisees began to say to him, "Look! Why are they doing what is not allowed on the Sabbath?" "Have you never read," he said, "what David did when he and his friends were in need and hungry? Have you never read how he went into the house of God, when Abiathar was High Priest, and ate the shewbread--which none is allowed to eat except the priests--and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:23

And it came to pass ,.... The Vulgate Latin adds, "again"; and so Beza says it was read in one of his copies: that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day, and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn , and to rub them, and get the grain out of them, and eat them; See Gill on Matthew 12:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:24

And the Pharisees said unto him ,.... To Christ, the same they said to his disciples, Luke 6:2 . Behold, why do they on the sabbath day, that which is not lawful ? see how they pluck the ears of corn and rub them, and eat things, which by the law, especially by the traditions of the elders, were not lawful to be done on the sabbath day; See Gill on Matthew 12:2 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:25

And he said unto them ,.... By way of answer to their question, and which was a full one, and enough to silence them: have ye never read what David did ; referring to the history in 1 Samuel 21:1 . when he had need : of bread, was in great necessity, and in the utmost distress: and was an hungered, he, and they that were with him ? which was a justifiable reason for what he and his company did; as it was for the action of the disciples; being in a like case, and therefore very... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 2:23

Went through the corn fields - See on Matthew 12:1 ; (note). read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 2:24

Verse 24 Mark 2:24.Why do they on the Sabbath what is not lawful? The Pharisees do not blame the disciples of Christ for plucking ears of corn from a field that was not their own, but for violating the Sabbath; as if there had been a precept to this effect, that famishing men ought rather to die than to satisfy their hunger. Now the only reason for keeping the Sabbath was, that the people, by sanctifying themselves to God, might be employed in true and spiritual worship; and next, that, being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23

If there is a rapid sequence in this part of the narrative, the fasting referred to in the last verses may have taken place the day before. St. Luke ( Luke 6:1 ) here adds to St. Mark's account the words, "and did eat, rubbing them [that is, the ears of corn] in their hands;" an incidental evidence of a simple life, that they did not here eat prepared food, but the simple grains of wheat, which they separated from the chaff by rubbing the ears of corn in their hands. This passage marks with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23-28

The sabbath. The grounds upon which the Pharisees and scribes took offense at our Lord and his ministry were various. Some of these—as, e.g. , his claim to pardon sin—were very serious; for in such a case Jesus was either an impostor and blasphemer, or he was the Son of God. Others were very trivial, as, e.g. , his neglect of some unauthorized traditions, or his preference of moral duty to observance of the ceremonial law. In this and in the following incident, the sabbath was the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23-28

The sabbath made for man. I. The purpose of The sabbath IS TO BE KEPT IN VIEW IN INTERPRETING ITS OBLIGATIONS . II. RULES WHICH DO NOT HAVE REGARD TO THIS MAY VIOLATE WHAT THEY PROFESS TO PRESERVE . 1 . The disciples were within the written permission of the Law. "To pluck and rub with the hand ears from the field of a neighbor was allowed; Moses forbade only the sickle ( Deuteronomy 23:25 ). But the matter belonged to the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Mark 2:18-28

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Mark 2:23-28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 2:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 2:23

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 2:24

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 2:23-28

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