Marcos 9:30-48 NVIPT

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:35

And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.Alas, the disciples of the Lord in all ages have invariably lost their spirituality in just such a manner as this, falling into all kinds of vanity in the pursuit of human ambition. There has hardly ever been a congregation on earth in which the question of who would be the "greatest" did not at one time or another hinder the work of God. Against such ambitions,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:36

And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name receiveth me, and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.This was an acted parable teaching the same lesson which the Lord stated verbally in Matthew 18:4-6. True greatness is not a matter of position and power but in the child-like qualities of innocence, trustfulness, humility, lack of prejudice,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:38

John said unto him, Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he followed not us.THE MAN WHO DID NOT FOLLOW USThis was another outcropping of party spirit and jealousy on the part of the Lord's disciples. The human temptation to channel all good through our own hands and to despise all groups except our own is evident here. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:39

But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me. For he that is not against us is for us.There is no special approval here for the unknown exorcist, who, for all that is stated, might indeed have proved eventually to have been an enemy of the Lord; but rather there is a prohibition against the servants of God making it their business to monitor and pass judgment upon the works of others. The lesson here is the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:41

For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.The totality of humanity belongs to God: and the divine purpose condescends to accept any human aid of that purpose, affirming the certainty that every gracious act shall receive its due reward. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:42

And whosoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to stumble, it were better for him if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.In this whole paragraph, and especially beginning here, there are a number of maxims in which no clearly discernible connective theme exists. They are isolated sayings of the type that Jesus uttered frequently and in various contexts, and they seem to have been written down here in the order of Mark's remembrance... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:43

And if thy hand cause thee to stumble, cut it off; it is good for thee to enter life maimed, rather than having thy two hands to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.Stumble ... was a prominent word in Mark 9:41, referring not to some inconsequential stumbling, but to a complete falling away from God so as to be lost eternally. This is another maxim related not to causing another to stumble, but to one's stumbling himself. The teaching is that whatever must be sacrificed to maintain faith... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:45

And if thy foot cause thee to stumble, cut it off: it is good for thee to enter into life halt, rather than having thy two feet to be cast into hell.The teaching here is identical with that of Mark 9:43. The personal force of such an admonition was reduced by the interpretation favored by some of the ancients who applied it to the church as meaning that the church should excommunicate undesirable members whose sins demanded it. However, it seems to this writer that the Saviour had in view the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:47

And if thine eye cause thee to stumble, cast it out: it is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell.The teaching is the same as that in Mark 9:43,45; and the repetition of it by these astonishing metaphors stresses its importance. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:48

Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.These words were repeated in Mark 9:44 and Mark 9:46, both of which are omitted in the English Revised Version (1885). They are a description of Gehenna, the valley of Hinnom (translated "hell" in this version), and were added to emphasize the undesirability and the awfulness of the place where the wicked shall be punished with "everlasting destruction." It should be noted that like other descriptions of hell in the New Testament, the... read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:35

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:36

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:38

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:39

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:41

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:42

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:43

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:45

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:47

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 9:48

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