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Mark 1
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Mark 1 — OverviewMark 1 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMark's narrative does not take rise so early as those of Matthew and
Luke do, from the birth of our Saviour, but from John's baptism, from
which he soon passes to Christ's public ministry. Accordingly, in this…Mark 1 — OverviewMark 1 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis is the title of the book, the subject of which is the Gospel; a joyful account of the ministry, miracles, actions, and sufferings of Christ: the writer of it was not one of the twelve apostles, but an evangelist;…Mark 1:1-8Mark 1:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe may observe here,
I. What the New Testament is--the divine testament, to which we adhere
above all that is human; the new testament, which we advance above that
which was old. It is the gospel of Jesus Christ…Mark 1:1Mark 1:1 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgebeginning: Luke 1:2-3, Luke 2:10-11; Acts 1:1-2
Christ: John 20:31; Romans 1:1-4; 1 John 1:1-3, 1 John 5:11-12
son: Psalms 2:7; Matthew 3:17, Matthew 14:33, Matthew 17:5; Luke 1:35; John 1:14, John 1:34, John 1:49,…Mark 1:2Mark 1:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgewritten: Psalms 40:7; Matthew 2:5, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 26:31; Luke 1:70, Luke 18:31
in: Several manuscripts have, "by Isaiah the prophet." See the parallel texts.
Behold: Malachi 3:1; Matthew 11:10; Luke 1:15-17,…Mark 1:2Mark 1:2 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleAs it is written in the prophets,.... Malachi and Isaiah; for passages out of both follow; though the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Persic versions read, "as it is written in the prophet Isaias"; and so it is in some Greek…
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