Mark 12:28-34 ESV

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

Parallel passage: Matthew 22:34-40 .— Question about the greatest commandment. I. PUERILITIES OF THE PHARISEES . The Pharisees busied themselves about the letter of the Law, but had little practical acquaintance with its true spirit. The Jews generally divided the commandments of the Law into the preceptive and prohibitory—the "Do" and the "Do not;" nor was there anything amiss in this. But the Pharisees, we are told, counted the affirmative precepts, and found them as many... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:31

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself . God is to be loved above everything—above all angels, or men, or any created thing. But after God, amongst created things, our neighbor is above all to be loved. And we are to extend to our neighbor that kind of love with which we love ourselves. Our love of ourselves is not a frigid love, but a sincere and ardent love. In like manner we should love our neighbour, and desire for him all those good things both for the body and for the soul that we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:32

The first words of this verse should be rendered thus: Of a truth, Master, thou hast well said that he is one . In the remainder of the scribe's answer we find a different word used in the Greek for" mind," or "understanding," from that just used by our Lord. In our Lord's answer the word is διάνοια . Here it is σύνεσις . Both words are well rendered by "understanding." It is an act of understanding. It is the thought associating itself with the object, and "standing under" it so as to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:33

Is more ( περισσότερόν )—according to the most approved reading, more— than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices . This scribe was evidently emerging out of the bondage of ceremonial things, and perceiving the supremacy of the moral law. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly ( νουνεχῶς ), he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God . It would appear from this answer that our Lord regarded him as one who approached him with the sincere desire to know the truth, and so he encouraged him. This shows how powerful an influence our Lord's teaching had already exercised amongst all classes of the Jews. This scribe, notwithstanding the prejudices of his class, had reached the border-land of the kingdom.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

"Not far from the kingdom." That this scribe should have shown so deep an admiration for the Divine Law, so clear a perception of the superiority of the spiritual to the ceremonial, so discerning an appreciation of the Divine Master,—all this was to his credit, and awakened the approval and elicited the commendation of our Lord. In the language Jesus addressed to him, a description is given of not a few hearers of the gospel, who present in their character much that is admirable, but who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

"Not far from the kingdom of God " I. THE HIGHEST INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN DUTY APPROACHES THE GOSPEL , BUT FALLS SHORT OF IT . II. THE CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE INTO CHRIST 'S KINGDOM ARE MORAL , AND NOT MERELY INTELLECTUAL . Faith; obedience; love. The heart, or central being. III. NO MAN OUGHT TO BE SATISFIED WITH MERELY BEING " NOT FAR " FROM THE KINGDOM . 1 . To stop there is to stultify our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34-37

Various effects of Christ's ministry. There was a vigor and directness, an unsparing boldness and fidelity, peculiar to the ministry of our Lord in Jerusalem during the last week of his life. This no doubt precipitated the crisis, enraging his enemies at the same time that it silenced their reasonings. Two remarks are made by the evangelist which show us what was the effect of Christ's discourses and conversations both upon his foes and upon the multitude. I. HIS ENEMIES WERE ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:28-34

See the notes at Matthew 22:34-40.Mark 12:28Perceiving that he answered them well - That is, with wisdom, and with a proper understanding of the law. In this case the opinion of the Saviour corresponded with that of the Pharisees; and the question which this scribe put to him now seems to have been one of the very few candid inquiries of him by the Jews for the purpose of obtaining information. Jesus answered it in the spirit of kindness, and commended the conduct of the man.Mark 12:29Hear, O... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:28-29

Mark 12:28-29. One of the scribes came So Luke also, Luke 20:19; but Matthew, εις εξ αυτων νομικος , one of them being a lawyer. In this diversity of words, however, there is no difference in sense. For the scribes not only transcribed the Scriptures, but were generally, also, teachers of the law, from which they had the name of lawyers: Having heard them reasoning together Having attended to the discourse between Jesus and the Sadducees; and perceiving that he had answered them well ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34-37

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 12:28-34

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 12:28-29

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