Bible Commentary

And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand? 21. ye do not understand ] They seem to have thought that He was warning them against buying leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 21. How is it that ye do notunderstand?“do not understand … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:21”

And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. And when the seven among four thousand,…. That is, when seven loaves were broken among four thousand men, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? this surely you must remember, it being so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:20”

When I broke the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 19. how many baskets ] Observe how our Lord reproduces in this allusion to the putting forth of His miraculous power not only the precise number but the precise kind of baskets … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:19”

Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 18. Having eyes, see ye not? andhaving ears, hear ye not?See on Mt13:13. and do ye not remember? Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Having eyes, see ye not?…. Meaning perhaps both … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:18”

And when Jesus knew [it,] he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 17. yet hardened ] as on the former occasion, the walking on the sea (Mar 6:52). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 17. have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:17”

And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is] because we have no bread. Mar 8:16-21 And they reasoned among themselves. Nine sharp and pointed questions, turning the minds of the disciples back upon their own experience Their reasonings very plainly and painfully proved how very little real benefit they had yet derived from intercourse with … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:16”

And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod. 15. the leaven of the Pharisees ] Leaven in Scripture, with the single exception of the Parable (Mat 13:33; Luk 13:20-21), is always a symbol of evil (comp. 1Co 5:6-8; Gal 5:9), especially insidious evil, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:15”

Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 14. had forgotten ] In the hurry of their unexpected re-embarkation they had altogether omitted to make provision for their own personal wants. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Mar 8:14 Beware of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:14”

And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 13. he left them ] “Justa severitas,” Bengel. “It was His final rejection on the very spot where He had laboured most, and He was leaving it, to return, indeed, for a passing visit, but never to appear again publicly, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:13”

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 12. he sighed deeply in his spirit ] Not merely, we may conclude, at their hardened disbelief, but also with the feeling that the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 8:12”