aorist of the verb atptia, as Sylberg shows in his Not. ad Clenard., p. 468. — on, because) They were attempting to speak.
35. *Evv\i%pv, in the depth of night [a great while before day]) Day and night He was on the watch for our salvation. Hence also is evinced the eagerness of the apostles and the people : see the following verses. — vpoariU^ero, He was in prayer) specially for the apostles : see following verse.
36. 'O S/^wc xa! 01 (AST auroD, Simon and they that were ivith him} Already Simon is eminent among them. So Luke viii. 45, ix. 32. It is not said, for instance, " Thomas and they that were with him." [Comp. note 1 on ver. 16].
37. Evpovre;, when they had found Him} He therefore had not told them whither He was going. [ When He had passed the greatest part of His years in solitude. He at length presented Him self to be beheld in public ; yet still His manifestation was subject to this condition, that even then He most prudently blended secret communion with His heavenly Father along with His public in tercourse with men. — Harm., p. 259]. — o-ams, all} Why should not we also ? saith Peter.
38. 'Ep^agvaj, which come next in our way} According as things external, whether place or time, present themselves, so the kingdom of God introduces [insinuates] itself. — ?X;jXu0a, / have come} The first and earliest words of Jesus contain some thing of an enigmatical character : but by degrees He speaks more openly of Himself. He was afterwards about to speak in this way, I went out [" came forth"] from the Father.*
39. Kripvaauv — sxf3a\\uv, preaching — casting out} Two kinds of benefits.
43.2 EMgws, forthwith) lest Jesus should seem to countenance anything derogatory to the law. — s^'sftaXsv, made him go away} The man, when healed, was ready to remain with Jesus, and to stay away from his relatives. Adversities have the effect of trans ferring oui1 affections from natural objects of affection to Christ.
1 John xvi. 28. But here, in beginning His ministry, he does not add,/r<w» the Father.— Eu.
2 Ver. 41. aTr'A.otyx.vujQils, moved with compassion} Mark exercises especial assiduity in observing the holy movements of feeling, and so the gestures also of Jesus. Whoever will pay marked attention to this characteristic of Mark in reading his Gospel, will derive from it no little delight. — V. g.