Yet will not I (all ouk egw). Mark records here Peter's boast of loyalty even though all desert him. All the Gospels tell it. See discussion on Mt 26...
His corpse (to ptwma autou). See on Mt 24:28. It was a mournful time for the disciples of John. They went and told Jesus ( Matthew 14:12 ). What else...
Unto Bethphage and Bethany (ei Bhqpagh kai Bhqania). Both indeclinable forms of the Hebrew or Aramaic names. In Mark 11:1 Bethany is inflected regu...
Unto Jericho (ei Iereicw). See on Mt 20:29; see also Mr 10:46, for discussion of the two Jerichos in Mark and Matt. (the old and the new as here). Be...
Were offended (eskandalisqhsan). First aorist passive. Were caused to stumble, have taken offence (Moffatt), have turned against you (Weymouth), were...
Ah! (Ea). An interjection frequent in the Attic poets, but rare in prose. Apparently second person singular imperative of eaw, to permit. It is expre...
SIRION sir'-i-on (siryon; Sanior): The name of Mt. Hermon among the Phoenicians (Deuteronomy 3:9). It is given as Shirion in Psalms 29:6 (Hebrew brea...
Cormforteth (parakalwn). See on 1?Corinthians 1:3-7 for this word. The lowly (tou tapeinou). See on Mt 11:29. Literally, low on the ground in old s...
Promise (epaggelma). As in Isaiah 1:4 . The reference is to Isaiah 65:17 ; Isaiah 66:22 . See also Revelation 21:1 . For kaino (new) see on Mt 26...
Glistering, exceeding white (stilbonta leuka lian). Old words, all of them. Matthew 17:2 has white as the light (leuka w to pw), Luke 9:29 white ...
The sun shall be darkened (o elio skotisqhsetai). Future passive indicative. These figures come from the prophets ( Isaiah 13:9 ; Ezekiel 32:7 ; Jo...
Devils (daimonia). Demons it should be translated always. Suffered not (ouk hpien). Would not allow, imperfect tense of continued refusal. The reason...
I may say (exon eipein). Supply estin before exon, periphrastic present indicative of exeimi, to allow, permit. The Authorized Version has Let me spe...
Fell down (prosepesen). Second aorist active of prospiptw, to fall forward, towards, prostrate before one as here. Common verb. Mark 5:6 has prosek...
Mark 8:29 And he saith unto them, but whom say ye that I am? &c.] It was for the sake of this question he put the former; (See Gill on Matthew 16:15);...
We have believed (hmei pepisteukamen). Perfect active indicative of pisteuw, We have come to believe and still believe (verse Luke 29 ). And know (k...
Overview - Deuteronomy 32 1?Moses song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance. 46?He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it. 48?God sends him u...
BETH-PEOR beth-pe'-or (beth pe`or; oikos Phogor; in Joshua (Vaticanus), Baithphogor, or beth-): Over against Beth-peor the Israelites were encamped, ...
In secret (en kruptwi). See Matthew 6:4 Matthew 6:6 for this phrase. Openly (en parrhsiai). In public (pan, rhsi, telling it all). See on Mt 8:32....
He taught them (edidasken autou). Imperfect tense describing it as going on. In parables (en parabolai). As in Matthew 3:23 , only here more extende...