mark-1:14-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:16-20

Parallel passages: Matthew 4:18-22 ; Luke 5:1-11 .— The call of the first four disciples. I. PREVIOUS AND LESS FORMAL CALL . Our Lord now calls to his side the first four disciples—Andrew and John, Peter and James. With the former pair he had already made acquaintance when they were disciples of John the Baptist. The account which St. John in his Gospel gives of the matter is complementary, and throws light on it, enabling us to understand more clearly how it was that these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:19-20

The calling of James and John, the sons of Zebedee. St. Mark hero mentions that they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants ( μετὰ τῶν μισθωτῶν ) . This mention of the "hired servants" is peculiar to St. Mark. He often follows the narrative of St. Matthew; but he adds little details such as this, here and there, which show that he knew St. Matthew's narrative to be true, and also that he was an independent witness. This circumstance here incidentally mentioned... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21

And they went into Capernaum ; literally, they go into Capernaum ( εἰσπορεύονται ). St. Mark is fond of the historical "present "tense, which often adds life and energy to his narrative. Who go into Capernaum? Our Lord and these four disciples, the elementary Church of God, the nucleus of that spiritual influence which is to spread wider and wider unto the perfect day. It does not follow that this going into Capernaum took place on the same day. They would not have been fishing on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-22

Christ's authority in teaching. This passage informs us of three circumstances connected with our Lord's early Galilean ministry. 1 . It was exercised largely in Capernaum, a populous and busy town on the western shore of the Lake of Galilee. This fact exhibits Christ's resolve to mix with the people and to seek their enlightenment and welfare. 2 . It was exercised specially on the sabbath days. In this Christ practically asserted his own principle, "The sabbath was made for man."... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

The authority of Jesus. A note of Christ's work as a whole, which occasioned remark amongst his contemporaries. Not so much what he did, as how. A grandeur of nature and manner. Nothing is so difficult to define as authority, especially when it is a personal attribute. I. How IT SHOWED ITSELF . 1 . From the outset of his career. The Capernaum synagogue, where his boyhood had been passed, did not daunt him. The ordinary circumstances, which tend to dwarf even great men, did... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

Soul-emancipation. I. BONDAGE OF BODY AND SOUL OUR NATURAL CONDITION . We are fettered and distressed in our fetters. Disease is a bond; habitual ideas of one kind or another are bonds to every man. The mystery of evil possession we cannot fathom; what we know is that our imagination is a tyrant. "Fixed ideas" harshly govern us, irritate our passions. We long for freedom, yet cannot shake them off. II. THIS RESTRAINT MUST BE PUT AN END TO BY DIVINE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

Parallel passage: Luke 4:31-37 .— The healing of a demoniac the synagogue of Capernaum. I. SYNAGOGUE SERVICE . It was the sabbath, and our Lord was teaching in the synagogue of Capernaum. The service of the synagogue was simple. In addition to the prayers, there was the reading of the Divine Word. First came the Parashah , or lesson of the Law; then followed the Haphtarah , or prophetical section. Hence we read, in the account of our Lord standing up to read in the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-39

The illustrative example of Christ's work. No sooner is the great work begun than a strikingly illustrative example of its true character and beneficent power is presented. It was in Capernaum, which, so far from being "exalted unto heaven," would hear the curse, "Thou shalt go down unto Hades." And it was "the sabbath day;" therefore of a surety "he straightway … entered into the synagogue." Now, in his "Father's house," he is doing the great work he came to do, "to bear witness of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:22

They were astonished at his teaching ( ἐξεπλήσσοντο ἐπὶ τῇ διδαχῇ ). The verb in the Greek is a very strong and expressive one; it is a very suitable word to express the first impressions of utter amaze-sent produced by our Lord's "teaching." There were several things which caused his teaching ( δίδαχη ) to differ from that of the scribes. There was no lack of self-assertion in their teaching; but their words did not carry weight. Their teaching was based chiefly on tradition;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:22

"Having authority." St. Mark's Gospel has been characterized as the Gospel for the Romans, as the Gospel of Power, as the Gospel of the Resurrection. The symbol denoting this second evangelist is the lion. There has always been a feeling that the dignity and majesty, the might and victory, of Emmanuel are in an especial manner set before the reader in this one of the four Gospels. Certainly the first chapter strikes the key-note of this strain. Jesus appears as the mysterious Lord, who... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:16-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:21-39

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 1:22

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