Matthew 15:6 See note on Mt 15:5...
Mote (karpo) and beam (dokon). See on Mt 7:3-5 for discussion of these words in this parabolic proverb kin to several of ours today....
Straightway with haste (euqu meta spoudh). Before the king's rash mood passed and while he was still under the spell of the dancing princess. Herodia...
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...
Grievously tormented (deinw basanizomeno). Participle present passive from root basano (see on Mt 4:24). The boy (pai), slave (doulo, Luke 7:2 ), wa...
living creatures See commentary on Revelation 4:6. twenty-four elders See commentary on Revelation 4:4. The NU and MT texts omit twenty-four. Him who ...
Brake the loaves; and he gave to the disciples (kai apo twn icquwn). Apparently the fishes were in excess of the twelve baskets full of broken pieces...
Twelve baskets (kopinoi dwdeka). For discussion of koponoi and spuride as well as of klasmata (broken pieces) see on Mark 6:43 ; see also Mt 14:20....
A beloved son (uion agaphton). Luke 20:13 has ton uion ton agaphton. Jesus evidently has in mind the language of the Father to him at his baptism (...
When they sacrificed the passover (ote to pasca equon). Imperfect indicative, customary practice. The paschal lamb (note pasca) was slain at 6 P.M., ...
Mark 6:54 And when they were come out of the ship Christ and his disciples, and were ashore, straightway they knew him; that is, the men of that plac...
Availeth anything (iscuei ti). Old word to have strength (isc). See on Mt 5:13. Neither Jew nor Greek has any recommendation in his state. See Roman...
When the day was now far spent (hdh wra pollh genomenh). Genitive absolute. Hwra used here for day-time (so Matthew 14:15 ) as in Polybius and late ...
By companies (sumposia sumposia). Distribution expressed by repetition as in Mark 6:7 (duo duo) instead of using ana or kata. Literally our word sy...
Go and see (upagete idete). John says that Jesus asked Philip to find out what food they had ( John 6:5 ) probably after the disciples had suggested ...
As he sat at meat (katakeimenou autou). Matthew 26:7 uses anakeimenou, both words meaning reclining (leaning down or up or back) and in the genitiv...
Who also made us sufficient for such confidence (o kai ikanwsen hma). Late causative verb from ikano (verse Romans 5 ) first aorist active indicativ...
Fell down (prosepesen). Second aorist active of prospiptw, to fall forward, towards, prostrate before one as here. Common verb. Mark 5:6 has prosek...
Is thine eye evil? (o opqalmo sou ponhro estin?) See on Mt 6:22-24 about the evil eye and the good eye. The complainer had a grudging eye while the h...
Overview - Mark 6 1?Christ is contemned of his countrymen. 7?He gives the twelve power over unclean spirits. 14?Divers opinions of Christ. 16?John th...