PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Mark
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 143,658 words · 257 reading sections
Mark 4:10
Mark 4:10 Ver. 10. And when he was alone,.... After the multitude was dismissed, and he either remained in the ship, or left it, and retired to some private place, it may be to Simon's house in Capernaum. The Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, "when they were alone"; meaning as follows, they that were about …
158 wordsSECTION 62Mark 4:11
Mark 4:11 Ver. 11. And he said unto them,.... His disciples; unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God; or the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, the secrets of the Gospel dispensation, the mysterious doctrines of grace; See Gill on "Mt 13:11", but unto them that are without; "to strangers", as…
136 wordsSECTION 63Mark 4:12
Mark 4:12 Ver. 12. That seeing they may see,.... Which the end and reason of his speaking to them in parables. The passage referred to is in Isa 6:9. See Gill on "Mt 13:14". See Gill on "Mt 13:15".…
43 wordsSECTION 64Mark 4:13
Mark 4:13 Ver. 13. And he saith unto them, know ye not this parable?.... So easy to be understood, taken from things common, and which fall under every one's observation: and how then will you know all parables? if not this single one, and which is so plain, how will ye be able to understand the numerous parables her…
70 wordsSECTION 65Mark 4:14
Mark 4:14 Ver. 14. The sower soweth the word. Though our Lord thought fit to give the above gentle rebuke to his disciples for their dulness; yet he condescends to favour them with an interpretation of the above parable, which here begins: by this it appears, that the seed in the parable, before delivered, and which f…
116 wordsSECTION 66Mark 4:15
Mark 4:15 Ver. 15. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown,.... Such hearers are represented by the way side, in which the seed fell; who, coming where the Gospel is preached, stop awhile and hear it, and so are only casual and accidental hearers of it: but when they have heard; and indeed whilst t…
166 wordsSECTION 67Mark 4:16
Mark 4:16 Ver. 16. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground,.... Such sort of hearers of the word are signified by the stony ground, on which the seed were sown, who are constant hearers of the word, and have some understanding of it, and some sort of affection for it, and yet their hearts are not tr…
148 wordsSECTION 68Mark 4:17
Mark 4:17 Ver. 17. And have no root in themselves,.... The word has no root in their hearts, only in their natural affections: nor is the root of grace in them; there is no heart work, only speculative notions, and flashy affections: and so endure but for a time: they continue hearers and professors of the Gospel but…
172 wordsSECTION 69Mark 4:18
Mark 4:18 Ver. 18. And these are they that are sown among thorns,.... Such hearers of the word are designed by the thorny ground, upon which other seed fell, as it was sown, who are of worldly dispositions; who are immoderately careful and anxious about the things of this life, and are bent upon acquiring earthly rich…
91 wordsSECTION 70Mark 4:19
Mark 4:19 Ver. 19. And the cares of this world,.... The perplexing and distressing cares of it to get as much of it as they can, for themselves and families, fill their minds, and possess their souls even when and while they are hearing the word: and the deceitfulness of riches; or riches which are deceitful, especial…
126 wordsSECTION 71Mark 4:20
Mark 4:20 Ver. 20. And these are they which are sown on good ground,.... Such hearers who are intended by the good ground on which other seed fell, are those who are made good men by the grace of God; for there is none good naturally, nor that doeth good, no not one; these are such who hear the word, and receive it; …
178 wordsSECTION 72Mark 4:21
Mark 4:21 Ver. 21. And he said unto them,.... At the same time, after he had explained the parable of the sower; for though the following parabolical and proverbial expressions were delivered by Christ at other, and different times, and some of them twice, as related by other evangelists; yet they might be all of them…
341 wordsSECTION 73Mark 4:22
Mark 4:22 Ver. 22. For there is nothing hid,.... In these parables, and figurative expressions used by Christ, which shall not be manifested, sooner or later, to his disciples: neither was any thing kept secret; any doctrine of the Gospel, or mystery of the kingdom:but that it should come abroad; it was designed to …
5,581 wordsSECTION 74Mark 5:1
Mark 5:1 Ver. 1. And they came over unto the other side of the sea,.... Of Galilee, or Tiberias; into the country of the Gadarenes: in the Evangelist Matthew it is called, "the country of the Gergesenes", as it is here in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions. The Vulgate Latin reads, "of the Gerasenes", and so some copie…
370 wordsSECTION 75Mark 5:2
Mark 5:2 Ver. 2. And when he was come out of the ship,.... As soon as he was landed, immediately there met him out of the tombs, a man with an unclean spirit. The Jews have a notion, that a man by dwelling among the tombs, becomes possessed with an unclean spirit: hence they say of one that seeks to the dead, or a ne…
485 wordsSECTION 76Mark 5:3
Mark 5:3 Ver. 3. Who had his dwelling among the tombs,.... Which is one of the characters of a madman among the Jews; who say it is {q} "the sign of a madman, that he goeth out in the night, twrbqh tybb Nlhw, "and lodges among the tombs", and rends his garments, and loses what is given to him.'' The same they say, i…
165 wordsSECTION 77Mark 5:4
Mark 5:4 Ver. 4. Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains,.... Trial had been made several times, to no purpose; his arms had been bound with chains, and his feet with fetters, which was very proper to prevent doing hurt to himself, and injury to others: and the chains had been plucked asunder by …
137 wordsSECTION 78Mark 5:5
Mark 5:5 Ver. 5. And always night and day, he was in the mountains,.... And this being in an Heathen country, would have rendered him an unclean person, if he had not been possessed with an unclean spirit; for so runs one of the Jewish canons {s}: "he that walks in an Heathen land, on mountains and rocks, is unclean.…
796 wordsSECTION 79Mark 5:6
Mark 5:6 Ver. 6. But when he saw Jesus afar off,.... For it seems the tombs among which this man dwelt, were at some distance from the sea shore: wherefore when it is said, Mr 5:2, that this man met Jesus, as soon as he came out of the ship: the meaning that he then came forth to meet him, as he might do upon sight of…
336 wordsSECTION 80Mark 5:7
Mark 5:7 Ver. 7. And cried with a loud voice,.... The man possessed with the devil; or the devil in him, making use of his voice, expressing great fear, dread, and horror, at the appearance of Christ in these parts: and said, what have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? The devils in the man, ow…
864 wordsSECTION 81Mark 5:8
Mark 5:8 Ver. 8. For he said unto him,.... Or he had said unto him, as soon as he came up to him, and fell before him; even before he had confessed, and adjured him; and which indeed drew out the confession from him, that he was superior to him, and therefore became his supplicant: come out of the man, thou unclean s…
226 wordsSECTION 82Mark 5:9
Mark 5:9 Ver. 9. And he asked him, what is thy name?.... Which question Christ put, not for his own sake; for he was not ignorant of his name, nor of the number of the unclean spirits which were in the man; but partly, that it might be known what a miserable condition this poor man was in, being infested, and vexed wi…
858 wordsSECTION 83Mark 5:10
Mark 5:10 Ver. 10. And he besought him much,.... The devil that was at the head of this legion, who had the rest under his command, he, in their name, and on their behalf, entreated Jesus with great earnestness. This shows the authority Christ has over the devils, and their subjection to him; they are not only obliged…
360 wordsSECTION 84Mark 5:11
Mark 5:11 Ver. 11. Now there was there, nigh unto the mountains,.... Where this man often was, Mr 5:5 according to Beza, the mountains of Galaad, which ran through that country, or the mountains that surrounded Tiberias. Some copies, as the Alexandrian copy and others, read "at", or "about the mountain", in the singul…
109 wordsSECTION 85Mark 5:12
Mark 5:12 Ver. 12. And all the devils besought him,.... The whole legion of them, not only their chief, in the name of the rest, but all of them earnestly entreated him; they were all humble supplicants, not from love, but fear, and with a view to do mischief: though the word "all" is omitted in some copies, as it is …
337 wordsSECTION 86Mark 5:13
Mark 5:13 Ver. 13. And forthwith Jesus gave them leave,.... For the reason of this See Gill on "Mt 8:32". and the unclean spirits went out; of the man, in whom they had for some time dwelt: and entered into the herd of swine; according to the leave given them by Christ: this shows not only the existence of spirits, …
962 wordsSECTION 87Mark 5:14
Mark 5:14 Ver. 14. And they that fed the swine,.... Not the owners, but the keepers of them, the swine herds, "fled"; being astonished at the power of Christ, affrighted at the noise of the devils, and terrified at the sight and loss of the swine: and told it in the city and country; or "in the fields": they went int…
656 wordsSECTION 88Mark 5:15
Mark 5:15 Ver. 15. And they come to Jesus,.... Who had wrought this miracle, and of which, and whom, the keepers of the swine had given them some account: and see him that was possessed of the devil, and had a legion. The Vulgate Latin and Ethiopic versions leave out the last clause, "and had a legion", and so Beza's…
9,947 wordsSECTION 89Mark 6:1
Mark 6:1 Ver. 1. And he went out from thence,.... From Capernaum; and came into his own country; or "city", as the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions read, the city of Nazareth; so called because it was the place where Christ was conceived, and where he was educated; for which he had a regard, and was will…
92 wordsSECTION 90Mark 6:2
Mark 6:2 Ver. 2. And when the sabbath day was come,.... For it seems that it was on a weekday, or on one of the common days of the week, that he entered into the city, where he remained without making himself known, till the sabbath day came: and then he began to teach in the synagogue; that is, at Nazareth; where he…
196 wordsSECTION 91Mark 6:3
Mark 6:3 Ver. 3. Is not this the carpenter?.... Some copies read, "the carpenter's son", as in Mt 13:55 and so the Arabic and Ethiopic versions; but all the ancient copies, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions, read "the carpenter": such may Christ be reasonably thought to be, since his father was; and which bus…
1,216 wordsSECTION 92Mark 6:4
Mark 6:4 Ver. 4. But Jesus said unto them,.... The following proverb; a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house; the same as in Mt 13:57; See Gill on "Mt 13:57". Only the phrase, "among his own kin", is here added: very probably some of those that made these …
122 wordsSECTION 93Mark 6:5
Mark 6:5 Ver. 5. And he could there do no mighty work,.... Or miracle; not that Christ had no power in himself to work miracles, though their unbelief and contempt of him were very great; but it was not fit and proper that he should do any there, since such were their prejudices against him: it is an usual way of spea…
663 wordsSECTION 94Mark 6:6
Mark 6:6 Ver. 6. And he marvelled because of their unbelief,.... Which was the reason, as Matthew says, Mt 13:58, why he did not many mighty works there, because they continued their prejudices against him, and their unbelief in him, notwithstanding what he did do, which was matter of admiration to him; wherefore he t…
307 wordsSECTION 95Mark 6:7
Mark 6:7 Ver. 7. And he called unto him the twelve,.... "His twelve disciples", as some copies read; whom he had before called by his grace, and had appointed and ordained them his apostles, but had not yet publicly sent forth; in order to which, he now called them to him, and gave them their commission, qualification…
412 wordsSECTION 96Mark 6:8
Mark 6:8 Ver. 8. And commanded them that they should take nothing for [their] journey,.... To accommodate them in it, except those things after directed to: save a staff only; a single one, for staves in the plural number are forbidden, See Gill on "Mt 10:10"; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse. Travellers …
121 wordsSECTION 97Mark 6:9
Mark 6:9 Ver. 9. But be shod with sandals,.... Which were different from shoes, and more fit to travel with, and therefore allowed when shoes were forbidden; See Gill on "Mt 10:10", though some think there was no difference between shoes and sandals, and that Christ, in Mt 10:10, does not forbid the taking of shoes, b…
371 wordsSECTION 98Mark 6:10
Mark 6:10 Ver. 10. And he said unto them,.... He continued giving orders and directions to them, saying, in what place soever you enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place: that is, in whatsoever city or town they should come to, the first house they went into, they should continue in, during th…
78 wordsSECTION 99Mark 6:11
Mark 6:11 Ver. 11. And, whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you,.... Who would neither take them into their houses, nor hear what they had to say to them: when ye depart thence; from the house or the city, or town, in which it is, shake off the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them; that they had …
431 wordsSECTION 100Mark 6:12
Mark 6:12 Ver. 12. And they went out,.... From that part of the country where they then were, some one way, and some another, two by two, with these instructions, and according to these directions; in order to preach the word, and work miracles, in the several parts where they were sent: and preached that men should …
350 wordsSECTION 101Mark 6:13
Mark 6:13 Ver. 13. And they cast out many devils,.... Which they had power given them to do; and this they did, in confirmation of their mission and doctrine, and for the benefit of miserable creatures, who were possessed by them; and to show their power over the devils, and as a prelude of what they were to be the in…
942 wordsSECTION 102Mark 6:14
Mark 6:14 Ver. 14. And king Herod heard [of him],.... "Of Jesus", as the Syriac version supplies it; or "the miracles of Jesus", as the Persic version. This Herod here called a king, as he might be by his courtiers, and the common people, is the same with the Tetrarch in Mt 14:1, for he was only Tetrarch of Galilee. T…
232 wordsSECTION 103Mark 6:15
Mark 6:15 Ver. 15. Others said that it is Elias,.... This was the opinion, either of many of the Jews, who expected that Elias the Tishbite would come in person, before the coming of the Messiah; and thought by the appearance and wonderful works of Jesus, that he was now come: or of Herod's courtiers, who said this to…
6,575 wordsSECTION 104Mark 7:1
Mark 7:1 Ver. 1. Then came together unto him the Pharisees,.... Having heard of his miracles, and that he was come into the land of Gennesaret; they consulted with one another, and came together to Jesus, to watch and observe what was said and done by him, and take what advantage they could against him. These were not…
131 wordsSECTION 105Mark 7:2
Mark 7:2 Ver. 2. And when they saw some of his disciples,.... An opportunity soon offered of giving them an handle against him: for observing some of his disciples to sit down to meat, they took notice that they eat bread with defiled (that is to say, with unwashen) hands, and they found fault; with them, and charged…
296 wordsSECTION 106Mark 7:3
Mark 7:3 Ver. 3. For the Pharisees, and all the Jews,.... The far greater part of them; all, excepting the Sadducees; and especially the Pharisees, were very tenacious of this tradition of washing hands before eating: hence Pharisees are described as such, hrhjb Nhylwx ylkwa, "that eat their common food with cleanness…
394 wordsSECTION 107Mark 7:4
Mark 7:4 Ver. 4. And when they come from the market,.... In Beza's most ancient copy, and in one of Stephens's, it is read as we supply, "when they come": wherefore this respects not things bought in the market, a sense favoured by all the Oriental versions, for many of them could not be washed; but the persons of the…
2,008 wordsSECTION 108Mark 7:5
Mark 7:5 Ver. 5. Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him,.... Not the disciples, but Christ himself; for their chief view was to find fault, and quarrel with him: why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with unwashen hands? or "with common", that is, defiled "hands", as in Mr 7:2…
429 wordsSECTION 109Mark 7:6
Mark 7:6 Ver. 6. He answered and said unto them,.... Matthew postpones the following citation and application of the prophecy of Isaiah, to the account of the command of God being broken by the tradition of Corban; which Mark makes the answer of Christ to begin with: well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites; whi…
345 wordsSECTION 110Mark 7:7
Mark 7:7 Ver. 7. Howbeit, in vain do they worship me,.... This is the continuation of the citation out of Isaiah, as is also what follows: teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. As all these traditions mentioned were such; as washing their hands before they ate bread, and their whole bodies, when they came f…
228 wordsSECTION 111Mark 7:8
Mark 7:8 Ver. 8. For laying aside the commandment of God,.... Meaning not any particular commandment, but all the commandments of God, the whole written law; to which they preferred the oral law, or the traditions of the elders, and the decisions of their doctors. So the Syriac, Arabic, Persic, and Ethiopic versions r…
8,911 wordsSECTION 112Mark 8:1
Mark 8:1 Ver. 1. In those days,.... The Ethiopic version reads, on that day; as if it was on the same day that the deaf man was healed; and so it might be; and on the third day from Christ's coming into those parts; and so is very properly expressed, "in those days"; see Mr 7:31, compared with the following verse: th…
164 wordsSECTION 113Mark 8:2
Mark 8:2 Ver. 2. I have compassion on the multitude,.... Christ is a compassionate Saviour both of the bodies and souls of men: he had compassion on the souls of this multitude, and therefore had been teaching them sound doctrine and he had compassion on the bodies of many of them, and had healed them of their disease…
200 wordsSECTION 114Mark 8:3
Mark 8:3 Ver. 3. And if I send them away fasting to their own houses,.... Greek, "to their own house", or home; but all the Oriental versions render it as we do, in the plural, "their own houses", or habitations; and it seems from hence that they were now tasting, and at least had had no food all that day, whatever th…
169 wordsSECTION 115Mark 8:4
Mark 8:4 Ver. 4. And his disciples answered him,.... The Syriac version renders it, "say unto him"; and the Persic and Ethiopic, "said unto him"; forgetting the late miracle of feeding five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, when they had now a less number, and more provisions: from whence can a man satisfy th…
108 wordsSECTION 116Mark 8:5
Mark 8:5 Ver. 5. And he asked them, how many loaves have ye?.... See Gill on "Mt 15:34"; and they said, seven. Matthew adds, "and a few little fishes", which are here afterwards mentioned.…
36 wordsSECTION 117Mark 8:6
Mark 8:6 Ver. 6. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground,.... See Gill on "Mt 15:35"; and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake them; See Gill on "Mt 15:36"; and gave to his disciples to set before [them], the multitude, and they did set [them] before the people; in which they were obed…
76 wordsSECTION 118Mark 8:7
Mark 8:7 Ver. 7. And they had a few small fishes,.... Which they also acquainted Christ with, and brought out unto him: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before [them]. It looks, by this account, as if the fishes were blessed, and brake, and distributed separately, alter the blessing, breaking, and distr…
112 wordsSECTION 119Mark 8:8
Mark 8:8 Ver. 8. So they did eat, and were filled,.... Christ and his disciples, and the whole multitude: they not only had some, but they had all enough, a full meal. It was surprising that it could be divided so, is that every one should have a bit; but that they should all be satisfied to the full, is amazing: and…
87 wordsSECTION 120Mark 8:9
Mark 8:9 Ver. 9. And they that had eaten were about four thousand,.... That is, men, besides women and children, as Matthew observes; See Gill on "Mt 15:38". and he sent them away; some that came dumb, with their speech, and deaf, with their hearing; others that were maimed, with perfect healing of their wounds, and …
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.