Mark 1:35-37

Wells of Living Water Commentary - Mark 1:28-45

He Went About Doing Good Mark 1:28-45 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We want to talk to you about the changeableness of the people toward Christ. Mark 1:28 says, "And immediately His fame spread abroad throughout all the regions round about Galilee." 1. It should be remembered that Capernaum was amazed at His doctrine and miracles. Capernaum was? stirred from center to circumference. Nothing had ever been known in that city to be compared with the wonderful works of the Son of God. In one of the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:35

IN A SOLITARY PLACE‘He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.’ Mark 1:35 We have only to turn over the pages of the Gospel and note, as we go, the similar allusions, and we feel that we have here what is in fact an incidental glimpse into the habitual practice of our Lord’s secret and separate life. I. Private prayer part of the common life.—In this passage we read that He departed into a solitary place, and there He prayed; in another, by and by, that He departed... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1-45

SECTION 1. The Establishment of His Ministry (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus’ emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1-4; Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 61:1-3) Who is God’s beloved Son (Mark 1:11), continues with His initial revelation of Himself as introducing the Kingly Rule of God (Mark 1:15), and as consequently doing mighty works in God’s Name, includes the idea of the formation of a group of disciples who are to extend His ministry (Mark... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:14-39

The First Stage in the Ministry of Jesus. (1:14-39). Now that He had been especially empowered and had determined the path that He would tread Jesus leaves the wilderness behind and goes out among men in the power of the Spirit (Luke 4:14), after John’s imprisonment, to proclaim the good news from God in Galilee. His purpose was to proclaim that ‘the Kingly Rule of God is at hand’ (Mark 1:14-15), to begin the establishment of His band of Apostles with a view to spreading His word (Mark... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:29-39

The Power of Jesus Is Revealed in Healing And A Further Casting Out Of Spirits, But He Emphasises That His Main Ministry Must Be That of Preaching in Their Synagogues (1:29-39). Having revealed His authority in His teaching and in the casting out of an unclean spirit with a word of command, Jesus carries out a healing ministry, commencing with Peter’s mother-in-law in Capernaum, and which also includes the casting out of unclean spirits who are ‘aware of Who He is’, although we do not learn... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:35

‘And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.’ ‘In the morning.’ Not necessarily the next morning, although it may be. On that first night He may well have been kept awake all night. We can imagine the excitement, and the time taken with each sick person and their families, and the reluctance of the crowd to leave, and the words which would be spoken. Dispersal would not have been easy and the night would soon go. So... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:35-39

Jesus Stresses the Wide Scope of What He Has Come To Do (1:35-39). The work in which He was engaged would be exhausting as He ministered to the crowds, especially spiritually, and so He was aware of the need to go aside and pray. So He rose very early and went to a lonely place, a desert place, away from the town. And there He prayed. He was well aware that His success was dependent on His relationship with His Father, and the confidence that was maintained by it. But the crowds came back to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:36-37

‘And Simon and those who were with him went after him, and they found him and say to him, “Everyone is looking for you”.’ The disciples awoke and discovered that He was not there. Then the crowds again gathered and wanted to see Jesus. No doubt many more sick people had been brought. But this was part of the reason why Jesus had gone to a lonely place. He had anticipated what would happen. However, the crowds would urge the disciples to find Jesus. So they ‘went after Him’. They sought for Him.... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:35-39

Mark 1:35-Malachi : . The Decision to Leave Capernaum.— The concourse of sick embarrasses Jesus, either because the work of healing tended to obscure His message or because Capernaum threatened to monopolise His attention. Simon may have remembered how the Master left the house and went out of the city to pray. To Simon’ s surprise, Jesus does not seize the favourable opportunity of Capernaum. God’ s herald may not remain stationary. Everywhere the proclamation is accompanied by the expulsion... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Mark 1:35

Secret prayer stands commended to us, as by the precept of Christ, Matthew 6:6, so by his frequent example, to teach us that our duty in prayer is not discharged without it: we are to pray with all prayer and supplication. There is in public and private prayer a more united strength and interest, but in secret prayer an advantage for more free and full communication of our souls unto God. Christ for this chooseth the morning, as the time freest from distractions and company; and a solitary... read more

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