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Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1-13

The Beginning (1:1-13). Mark commences his Gospel by referring to the new ‘Beginning’, and to the herald who introduced Jesus in accordance with Scripture. This herald was a successful preacher and prophet in his own right. He was named John the Baptiser, and stirred up the whole country to listen to his words. But his main importance, in accordance with his own words, was as the forerunner of the One Who was to come, and as the preparer of the way. This stress on John as a forerunner... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1-45

SECTION 1. The Establishment of His Ministry (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus’ emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1-4; Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 61:1-3) Who is God’s beloved Son (Mark 1:11), continues with His initial revelation of Himself as introducing the Kingly Rule of God (Mark 1:15), and as consequently doing mighty works in God’s Name, includes the idea of the formation of a group of disciples who are to extend His ministry (Mark... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:7

‘And he preached, saying, “There comes after me he who is mightier than I, the fastening of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose”.’ The unfastening of sandals was work regularly a task performed by servants and foreign slaves. Those who entered a house were relieved of the dust or mud of the streets by servants, who would take off their sandals, and regularly also wash their feet. In Palestine a Hebrew slave was exonerated from this humiliating task, and Rabbi Joshua b. Levi is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:8

“I baptised (drenched) you in water but he will baptise (drench) you in Holy Spirit.” For this One Who is coming will be the means by which God will fulfil His promise of drenching men with the Holy Spirit (Isaiah 32:15; Isaiah 44:1-5). He will Himself be acting as the dispenser of the Holy Spirit, Who proceeds from the Father (John 15:26), a clear indication once it is thought through of His own deity. This confirms that John’s baptism in water was to be seen as a prophetic acting out of what... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:9

‘And it happened that in those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptised of John in the Jordan.’ The fact of Jesus coming to John to be baptised is plainly stated and it is deliberately in parallel with what had happened to the people (Mark 1:5). He is being identified with them in His baptism. But Mark then moves immediately on. Not, however, before drawing attention to the fact that Jesus came from Nazareth, a small and insignificant place in the Galilean hills. His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:9-11

The Coming of Jesus - The Descent of the Spirit on Him As The Sealing and Empowering of the King (1:9-11). The preparations completed Jesus now comes to John to be baptised, in exactly the same way as the people had, and having been baptised the Holy Spirit comes on Him as the One Who is introducing the age of the Spirit. And at this point a voice from heaven says, ‘You are my beloved Son (Psalms 2:7), in you I am well pleased’ (Isaiah 42:1). By this He is declared to be both God’s Son and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:10

‘And coming up out of the water straight away he saw the heavens cleaving in half and the Spirit as a dove descending on him, and a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased”.’ Here we have brought home to us Jesus’ self-awareness at His baptism. As He ‘comes up out of the water’, (either by rising from its depths or by walking towards the bank, depending on how John baptised), He is aware of activity in heaven. The idea of the heavens being opened (anoigo)... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 1:1-13

Mark 1:1-1 Chronicles : . A brief introductory section showing how the work of John the Baptist, and the baptism and temptation of Jesus, led up to the ministry in Galilee. Mark 1:1 is perhaps best taken as the title to the whole book. It may be a late addition, but it represents the writer’ s point of view. Like Luke, he relates what Jesus began to do. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus form in themselves the beginning: the end is not yet. Moreover, the gospel is the fact of Jesus... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Mark 1:7

We had the same, with very little difference in the phrase in Matthew. See Poole on "Matthew 3:11". read more

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