Mark 1:5

Scofield's Reference Notes - Mark 1:5

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Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 1:1-45

Let's turn to Mark's gospel.Mark was a young man when Jesus was crucified, perhaps about twelve years old. So, the gospel that he writes is considered to be the understanding that he received from listening to Peter relate the stories of Jesus Christ. Peter does call Mark his son; that would be son in the faith. And Mark was a companion of Peter through much of Peter's ministry, and thus, heard Peter relate these stories of Jesus Christ. And so in his gospel, you have pretty much Peter's... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 1:1-45

Mark 1:1 . The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. This commencement is laconic, beautiful, and perspicuous. Several Greek authors begin their books in this independent way. It asserts the divine and human geniture of Christ. He is the Seed, the Son of the woman, of Abraham, of David. Pagan fable, which once had pure tradition for its origin, asserts the same. To apostatize from this faith is an apostasy from the faith of the primitive world. They all expected the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 1:5

Mark 1:5And there went out to him all the land of Judaea.The Baptist’s audienceIt was a mixed multitude of almost every class. The other Evangelists help us to realize its heterogeneous character. There were Pharisees, whose scrupulous routine of external observance had woven around them a web of self-satisfied pride; and Sadducees, whose reaction from superstition had landed them in a cold and heartless infidelity. Among these there would be followers of Shammai, cleaving to tradition and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 1:5

5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. Ver. 5. All the land of Judea ] That is, a great sort of them; but John quickly grew stale to them, John 5:35 . Principium fervet, medium leper, exitus alger. Weak Christians easily fall off, as leaves in autumn, or untimely figs,Revelation 6:13; Revelation 6:13 . read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 1:5

there: Matthew 3:5, Matthew 3:6, Matthew 4:25 baptized: John 1:28, John 3:23 confessing: Leviticus 26:40-Luke :, Joshua 7:19, Psalms 32:5, Proverbs 28:13, Acts 2:38, Acts 19:18, 1 John 1:8-2 Samuel : Reciprocal: Mark 1:33 - General Mark 1:37 - All Luke 3:3 - the country Luke 7:24 - wilderness 1 John 1:9 - we confess read more