And the gospel's sake (kai tou euaggeliou). In Mark alone. See on Mt 16:25 for this paradox. Two senses of life and save. For the last save (swsei) ...
One tittle (mian kerean). See on Mt 5:18. ...
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Caesarea Philippi (Kaisaria th Pilippou). Up on a spur of Mt. Hermon under the rule of Herod Philip. He asked (hrwta). Began to question, inchoative ...
And Peter (kai twi Petrwi). Only in Mark, showing that Peter remembered gratefully this special message from the Risen Christ. Later in the day Jesus...
This scripture (thn graphn tauthn). This passage of scripture ( Luke 4:21 ; John 19:37 ; Acts 1:16 ). It is a quotation from Psalms 118:22 . See o...
In Hades (en twi Haidh). See on Mt 16:18 for discussion of this word. Lazarus was in Hades also for both Paradise (Abraham's bosom) and Gehenna are i...
But his countenance fell (o de stugnasa). In the LXX and Polybius once and in Matthew 16:3 (passage bracketed by Westcott and Hort). The verb is fr...
Shall we give or shall we not give? (dwmen h mh dwmen;). Mark alone repeats the question in this sharp form. The deliberative subjunctive, aorist ten...
That justify yourselves (oi dikaiounte eautou). They were past-masters at that and were doing it now by upturned noses. An abomination in the sight o...
When even was come (opsia genomenh). Genitive absolute. A beautiful sunset scene at the close of the Sabbath day ( Mark 1:21 ). Then the crowds came ...
BEER be'-er (be'er; phrear; Latin puteus = well): (1) A station on the march of the Israelites to the North of the Arnon (Numbers 21:16). Here it was...
Standing where he ought not (esthkota opou ou dei). Matthew 24:15 has standing in the holy place (esto en topoi agiwi), neuter and agreeing with bd...
Neither murmur ye (mhde gogguzete). Implying that some of them were murmuring. For this late picturesque onomatopoetic verb see on Mt 20:11. The refe...
Let no one judge you (mh ti uma krinetw). Prohibition present active imperative third singular, forbidding the habit of passing judgment in such matt...
Overview - 2?Chronicles 4 1?The altar of brass. 2?The molten sea upon twelve oxen. 6?The ten lavers, candlesticks, and tables. 9?The courts, and th...
The Great Harlot rides upon the Beast who has seven heads and ten horns [#16-#21] (Rev. Rev. 17:1+, Rev. 17:7+). The seven heads of the Beast are sai...
Beggar (ptwco). Original meaning of this old word. See on Mt 5:3. The name Lazarus is from Eleazaro, God a help, and was a common one. Lazar in Engli...
Overview - Mark 4 1?The parable of the sower, 14?and the meaning thereof. 21?We must communicate the light of our knowledge to others. 26?The parable ...
Is known (ginwsketai). The fruit of each tree reveals its actual character. It is the final test. This sentence is not in Matthew 7:17-20 , but the ...