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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 9:33-37

The dispute concerning greatness: v. 33. And He came to Capernaum; and being in the house He asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way? v. 34. But they held their peace; for by the way they had disputed among themselves who should be the greatest. v. 35. And He sat down, and called the Twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. v. 36. And He took a child and set him in the midst of them; and... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 9:30-50

NINTH SECTIONTHE RETIREMENT OF JESUS IN GALILEE PREPARATORY TO HIS JOURNEY TO PERÆA AND JERUSALEM. FURTHER PREPARATION FOR THE NEW CHURCHMark 9:30-50______1. Christ’s Prediction among His Galilœan Disciples of His Death. Mark 9:30-32(Parallels: Matthew 17:22-23; Luke 9:43-45.)30And they departed thence, and passed [passed by by-ways 15] through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it. 31For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 9:34-42

Mark RECEIVING AND FORBIDDING Mar_9:33 - Mar_9:42 . Surely the disciples might have found something better to talk about on the road from Caesarea, where they had heard from Jesus of His sufferings, than this miserable wrangle about rank! Singularly enough, each announcement of the Cross seems to have provoked something of the sort. Probably they understood little of His meaning, but hazily thought that the crisis was at hand when He should establish the kingdom; and so their ambition,... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 9:30-50

the Path to Greatness Mark 9:30-50 Such were the hopes awakened by the Transfiguration and the following miracles that the disciples were led to speculate upon their relative position in the Kingdom. Jesus therefore took a little child for His text, and preached to them a sermon on humility. How constantly the Master speaks of the little ones! He says that we must be converted to become like them; that to cause them to stumble will involve terrible penalties; that they are not to be... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 9:1-50

Here we see four men who have passed without death into the atmosphere and society of the heavens. One only of the four is there by His own right. Pure and spotless humanity stands in the glory of the unsullied light, and holds familiar converse with the spirits of just men. We pass from the mountain to the valley. There we see Jesus, the baffled disciples, the father, the departing demon tearing his victim. The majesty and power of the Lord are manifested. Again He led these men through... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 9:36-37

CHRIST IN THE CHILD‘And He took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when He had taken him in His arms, He said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in My name, receiveth Me.’ Mark 9:36-Haggai : As Christ’s days on earth, so now, He comes to us under various forms—as babe, as youth, as man, as a spiritual presence. Consider to-day His coming as a child. Notice:— I. To receive a child in Christ’s name is to receive Christ.—He who receives a child, receives Christ... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-37

The Lesson Of True Greatness (9:33-37). We are suddenly introduced here to a sad situation that Jesus had tried to guard against, but which was probably inevitable. The disciples were beginning to get too high an opinion of themselves. They were beginning to think in terms of their own greatness. After all, were they not the intimate servants and colleagues of the coming Messiah? Were they not acting ‘in His Name’? As far as they were concerned the only question now was how they stood as... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-50

Jesus Begins His Final Journey to Jerusalem On The Road To The Cross and Spends Much Time in Teaching His Disciples And Disputing With His Enemies In Readiness For That Event, For He Is Giving His Life As A Ransom For Many (9:33-12:44). Having returned to Capernaum Jesus now has His face set towards Jerusalem, and in Mark 9:33-50 He will lay the foundation by pointing out the fact that all must look to and respond to His Name, and the dangers inherent in not doing so. Then He will advance into... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:36-37

‘And he took a little child and set him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms he said to them, “Whoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.” ’ Some argue that the connection between this verse and the last is obscure. But it is not really so. Jesus was adept at dealing with questions by unusual methods to bring home the truth. He had made His statement about what true greatness consisted of... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-50

Mark 9:33-Philippians : . A Conversation with the Twelve.— This section illustrates the kind of teaching which Jesus gave in private to His disciples. It may embody fragmentary recollections of a particular discussion, but more probably Mk. has strung together utterances and incidents belonging to different occasions, the connecting links being sometimes the mere repetition of a single word, such as “ cause to stumble” ( Mark 9:42 f.), or “ fire” ( Mark 9:48 f.), or even “ in my name” ( Mark... read more

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Mark 9:33-37

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Mark 9:30-50

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Mark 9:34-42

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Mark 9:30-50

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Mark 9:1-50

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Mark 9:36-37

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-37

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-50

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:36-37

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 9:33-50

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