Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Mark 6:6
Mark 6:6. He marvelled, because of their unbelief— He wondered at their perverseness, in rejecting him upon such unreasonable grounds as the meanness of his parentage. The Jews in general mistook their own prophesies, by expecting that the Messiah would exalt their nation to the highest pitch of wealth and power: this was an end unworthy of so grand an interposition of Providence. When the eternal Son of God came down from heaven, he had somethinginfinitely more noble in view; namely, that by... read more
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:12
And they went out and preached that men should repent. And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.Men should repent ... The mission of the apostles was not merely one of healing but of preaching repentance. As Dorris said, "Repentance is a thing for a man to do, not something he gets; it is a command, not a promise."[15] in the stress laid upon repentance, their preaching was akin to that of John the Baptist and of the Saviour himself (Mark 1:15).... read more