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Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Mark 8:13-21

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESMark 8:17. Hardened.—Dulled. See on chaps. Mark 3:5; Mark 6:52.MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Mark 8:13-21(PARALLEL: Matthew 16:5-12.)A warning against formality and indifference.—I. What the caution refers to.—1. A formal, hypocritical religion. 2. An indifference about all religion. The rich, the gay, the men of learning and philosophy, are too generally of this description.II. Some reasons for this caution.—1. Because of our proneness to these evils. 2.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Mark 8:12-25

Mark 8:12-25 I. Ver. 12. "And He sighed deeply in His spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign?" etc. The sign in this case was morally suggestive. It must have been one of the great troubles of His sad and weary life to be continually carrying in His own bosom secrets which He would not divulge. The sigh was an expression of self-restraint. Misery has often relieved herself in speech; but this Man of sorrows had added to His many griefs the woe of often suffering in... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 8:1-38

Let's turn now in our Bibles to Mark's gospel, chapter 8.Now, Mark has already told us how that Jesus fed five thousand men beside the women and children with five loaves and two fish. Now we find a second miracle of the multiplying of the food in order to supply the needs of the people. It is interesting at the beginning of Christ's ministry, when Satan was tempting Him, he said to Him because He was hungry after the forty day fast, "Why don't You take these stones and make them into bread?"... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 8:1-38

Mark 8:10 . He came into the parts of Dalmanutha, situate beyond the Jordan, where Tiberias and Magdala were considerable towns. Mark 8:12 . There shall no sign be given to this generation. Matthew 12:38. Mark 8:24 . I see men, as trees, walking. To other blind men the Lord said, receive your sight, and the blind saw. Here he chose to diversify his manner by a gradual restoration of the powers of vision. From the more private and gradual operation of this miracle, we learn that this... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 8:10-23

Mark 8:10-23Seeking of Him a sign from heaven, tempting Him. Seeking signI. The unreasonableness of this request.1. In other matters they were not scrupulous of evidence-tradition.2. They had the signs of the times-consisting in a combination of events giving fulfilment to their own Scriptures,3. They had His miracles-unquestioned.4. They had, even signs from heaven-At His baptism.5. It was not evidence that was wanting.6. Neither is it so yet.II. The denial of their request.1. Not because such... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 8:16-21

Mark 8:16-21And they reasoned among themselves.Nine sharp and pointed questions, turning the minds of the disciples back upon their own experienceTheir reasonings very plainly and painfully proved how very little real benefit they had yet derived from intercourse with Christ. What a display of ignorance, forgetfulness, and unbelief! So it always has been in the history of God’s dealings with men. And so it is now, among ourselves, notwithstanding all the superior advantages we enjoy. How often... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Mark 8:20

20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. Ver. 20. See Trapp on " Mat 16:9 " See Trapp on " Mat 16:10 " read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Mark 8:20

Mark 8:1-1 Samuel :, Matthew 15:34-Zechariah : Reciprocal: 2 Kings 4:43 - They shall eat Mark 6:43 - General Mark 8:8 - and were Luke 9:17 - and there read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 8:13-21

§ 71. THE LEAVEN OF THE PHARISEES, Mark 8:13-21 . read more

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