E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 10:40
but , &c. = but it is theirs for whom it is already prepared. Compare Matthew 20:23 . read more
but , &c. = but it is theirs for whom it is already prepared. Compare Matthew 20:23 . read more
much displeased = indignant. with = concerning. Greek. peri. App-104 . Not the same word as in verses: Mark 10:27 , Mark 10:30 . read more
Ye know . Greek. Oida App-132 . accounted to rule = deemed rulers. read more
among. Greek. en. App-104 . Not the same word as in Mark 10:26 . will = desires. Greek. thelo. App-102 . be = to become. minister . Greek. diakonos, a free servant. Not the same word as in Mark 10:44 . Compare Mark 9:35 . read more
chiefest = first. servant = bondsman. Not the same word as in Mark 10:4 . Note the Figure of speech Epitasis. App-6 . read more
to be ministered unto = to be served. Greek. diakonizo. and to give . This is the fourth announcement of His sufferings. See the Structure F p. 1402. life = soul. See App-110 . for = instead of. Greek. anti . App-104 , read more
Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.Only from Matthew 19:27 may Peter's intention here be read. He added: "What shall we have?" Whatever the reason for Peter's question, it was legitimate in every way; and the Lord promptly answered it in the most thorough and convincing manner. read more
Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.This tremendous threefold promise of: (1) possessions and (2) family being multiplied a hundredfold in this present life, and (3) of... read more
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.This was addressed particularly, in this context, to Peter's question of "what shall we have?" What every man is to receive does not derive from his being first in the service of Jesus, but depends upon how faithfully he continues in the Lord's service. Judas was one of the first; and, among the apostles, Paul was the last; but in the events recorded in the New Testament, it turned out that Judas was last and Paul first. Matthew's... read more
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 10:39
We can = We are able. And they were able, by grace. James (Acts 12:2 ); and John, if, according to tradition, he died in boiling oil. read more