4. narpidi, country) in which there are many ties of relation- ship.— av/ytv'iffi, relatives) having many houses [each one having his own house or family].
5. Ovx qdwaro, He could not) That is, mighty ivorks could not be done, because the men were incapacitated [for the benefit through unbelief]. — 6X/yo/j, a few) implying the quantity. — appuarois, in/lrm) implying the quality.
6. KiijcXw, in a circle round) Yet Jesus conferred a benefit on Plis own country.
7. "Hp%a,To, began) After that they had made some progress. — dvo dvo, by two and two) six pairs ; Matt. x. 2, 3. — xa/, and) The rest of His instructions are evident from ver. 12, 13.
8. 9. Ilaprr/ytitev) Mark uses this verb with a threefold con struction in this passage ; 'Trap^/ytiXsv — /Va pydiv a'tpuaiv — dxx' ijKodtdifAsvous (viz. tTvar) — xai fty evBuffqeds. So also the construction is varied in ch. xii. 38, 6iX6vrwv KtpiKanTv xai asKuapovs ; where the infinitive and the accusative are joined.
8. "lv«, that) That they might be unencumbered, unrestrained, and free [comp. note on Matt. x. 10].
13.1 'EjE/SaXAov, they began casting out) The demons, without doubt, bore their expulsion by the disciples with more vexation than that by the Lord Himself. — %\fi<pov g?.a/w, anointed with oil) This anointing differed widely from that anointing which is called extreme unction. They did not carry oil about with themselves, as ver. 8 proves ; but found and used it at the houses of the sick. The miracle was on that account the more unequivocal.
14. 3>avipbv, manifested [spread abroad]) Jesus had not come to be known by many before that John's death became known, otherwise they would not have supposed Him to be John. This observation is to be marked in opposition to those who ex tend the length of the times after the baptism of John too much. — yap, for) Except for the public rumour, Herod would not have known of Him. A palace is generally late in hearing of spiritual news. — e/.gygv, he said) The plural is given in Luke ix. 7, and the circumstances of the case even in Mark require that number; for there are enumerated the opinions of men con-
' Ver. 10. iziiOfi/, from thence) out of the city.