mark-12:32-34,-luke-20:39-niv

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The great commandments. This passage of the Gospel affords common ground, upon which those who lay the greatest stress upon Christian doctrine may meet with conciliation and harmony those who are wont to insist most upon Christian morality. Here is a statement, upon the highest authority, as to what God requires of man, as to what man owes to God and to his fellow-men. "Do this, and thou shalt live!" It is a sublime view of the great purposes of our spiritual being. Beyond this religion... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Law akin to the gospel, but inferior to it. I. True RELIGIOUS INQUIRY IS ENCOURAGED BY CANDOUR AND SPIRITUAL INSIGHT ON THE PART OF RELIGIOUS TEACHERS . Matthew tells us that the Pharisees came together top the same place." when they saw the disscomfiture of the Sadducees; and "then one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying." Mark introduces him as one of the scribes. In the one Gospel the motive and encouragement are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The essence of religion. I. THE LEADING IDEA FOR THE INTELLIGENCE . The unity of God, his personality, his supreme lovableness. "All love is lost save upon God alone." II. The leading maxim for the will. To love one's neighbor as one's self. Kant said, trying to translate the gospel into his own dialect, "Act so that the maxim of thy will may be the principle of an universal legislation." III. The moral surpasses the ritual in religion. Surpasses it by including it with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

Parallel passage: Matthew 22:34-40 .— Question about the greatest commandment. I. PUERILITIES OF THE PHARISEES . The Pharisees busied themselves about the letter of the Law, but had little practical acquaintance with its true spirit. The Jews generally divided the commandments of the Law into the preceptive and prohibitory—the "Do" and the "Do not;" nor was there anything amiss in this. But the Pharisees, we are told, counted the affirmative precepts, and found them as many... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:32

The first words of this verse should be rendered thus: Of a truth, Master, thou hast well said that he is one . In the remainder of the scribe's answer we find a different word used in the Greek for" mind," or "understanding," from that just used by our Lord. In our Lord's answer the word is διάνοια . Here it is σύνεσις . Both words are well rendered by "understanding." It is an act of understanding. It is the thought associating itself with the object, and "standing under" it so as to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:33

Is more ( περισσότερόν )—according to the most approved reading, more— than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices . This scribe was evidently emerging out of the bondage of ceremonial things, and perceiving the supremacy of the moral law. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly ( νουνεχῶς ), he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God . It would appear from this answer that our Lord regarded him as one who approached him with the sincere desire to know the truth, and so he encouraged him. This shows how powerful an influence our Lord's teaching had already exercised amongst all classes of the Jews. This scribe, notwithstanding the prejudices of his class, had reached the border-land of the kingdom.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

"Not far from the kingdom." That this scribe should have shown so deep an admiration for the Divine Law, so clear a perception of the superiority of the spiritual to the ceremonial, so discerning an appreciation of the Divine Master,—all this was to his credit, and awakened the approval and elicited the commendation of our Lord. In the language Jesus addressed to him, a description is given of not a few hearers of the gospel, who present in their character much that is admirable, but who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

"Not far from the kingdom of God " I. THE HIGHEST INTERPRETATION OF HUMAN DUTY APPROACHES THE GOSPEL , BUT FALLS SHORT OF IT . II. THE CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE INTO CHRIST 'S KINGDOM ARE MORAL , AND NOT MERELY INTELLECTUAL . Faith; obedience; love. The heart, or central being. III. NO MAN OUGHT TO BE SATISFIED WITH MERELY BEING " NOT FAR " FROM THE KINGDOM . 1 . To stop there is to stultify our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34-37

Various effects of Christ's ministry. There was a vigor and directness, an unsparing boldness and fidelity, peculiar to the ministry of our Lord in Jerusalem during the last week of his life. This no doubt precipitated the crisis, enraging his enemies at the same time that it silenced their reasonings. Two remarks are made by the evangelist which show us what was the effect of Christ's discourses and conversations both upon his foes and upon the multitude. I. HIS ENEMIES WERE ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:32

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:33

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 12:34-37

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