here. "It takes up substantially the word spoken by the father, and puts it with lively emphasis, without connecting it with the further construction, in order to link its fulfilment to the petitioner's own faith" (Meyer). We might paraphrase thus. Jesus said: "that if thou canst of thine-as regards that, all things are possible," etc. There is a play upon the words dúvŋ, canst, and duvarà, possible, which cannot be neatly rendered. "If thou canst-all things can be."

24. Cried out and said (pážas-exeyev). The former denoting the inarticulate cry, the ejaculation, followed by the words, "Lord, I believe," etc.

30. Passed through (πapeπopevovтo). Lit., passed along (Tapá). Not tarrying. Bengel says, "not through the cities, but past them."

31. He taught (édidaσkev). The Rev. would have done better to give the force of the imperfect here: He was teaching. He sought'seclusion because he was engaged for the time in instructing. The teaching was the continuation of the "began to teach" (viii. 31).

Is delivered. The present tense is graphic. The future is realized by the Lord as already present. See on Matt. xxvi. 2.

33-35. Peculiar to Mark.

35. Servant (diákovos). Rev., minister. Probably from. Sióкw, to pursue; to be the follower of a person; to attach one's self to him. As distinguished from other words in the New Testament meaning servant, this represents the servant in his activity; while dovλos, slave, represents him in his condition or relation as a bondman. A diákovos may be either a slave or a freeman. The word deacon is an almost literal transcription of the original. See Philip. i. 1; 1 Tim. iii. 8, 12. The word is often used in the New Testament to denote ministers of the gospel. See 1 Cor. iii. 5; Eph. iii. 7; 1 Thess. iii. 2, and elsewhere. Mark uses doûλos in x. 44.

36. Let (čoτnoev). Wyc. renders ordained.

When he had taken him in his arms (ἐναγκαλισάμενος). The verb is found only in Mark, and only he records this detail.

•37. In my name. Lit., "upon (ẻπì) my name." (eri) See on Matt. xviii. 5.

38. In thy name. John's conscience is awakened by the Lord's words. They had not received the man who east out devils in Christ's name.

42. Millstone. Rev., great millstone. See on Matt. xviii. 6. Wyc., millstone of asses. Note the graphic present and perfect tenses; the millstone is hanged, and he hath been cast.

43. Hell. See on Matt. v. 22.

47. With one eye (μovópdaλμov). Lit., one-eyed. One of Mark's words which is branded as slang. Wyc. oddly renders goggle-eyed.

50. Have lost its saltness (avaλov Yévnтai). Lit., may have become saltless. Compare on Matt. v. 13.

Will ye season (aρTúσETE). Lit., will ye restore. Compare (ἀρτύσετε). Col. iv. 5.

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2. Tempting. See on Matt. vi. 13.

(βιβλίον).

4. Bill (Bißriov). See on Matt. xix. 7. Diminutive. Lit., a little book; Lat., libellus, from which comes our word libel, a written accusation. Accordingly Wyc. has a libel of forsaking, and Tynd. a testimonial of her divorcement.

7. Shall cleave. See on Matt. xix. 5. Tynd., bide by.

S. Shall be one flesh (čσovrai eis σáρка μíav). Lit., "shall be unto one flesh." The preposition expresses more graphically than the A. V. the becoming of one from two. So Rev., shall become.

9. What. Regarding the two as one.

13. They brought (πpoσéþeρov). Imperfect tense; they were bringing, as he went on his way. Similarly, were rebuking, as they were successively brought.

16. Took them in his arms. See on ix. 36.

The best

Put his hands upon them and blessed them. texts read κατευλόγει, τιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας ἐπ' αὐτά, blessed them, laying his hands upon them; including the laying on of hands in the blessing. The compound rendered blessed occurs only here in the New Testament. It is stronger than the simple form, and expresses the earnestness of Christ's interest: Alford renders fervently blessed.

17. Running and kneeled.

Two details peculiar to Mark.

The

18. Why callest thou, etc. Compare Matt. xix. 17. renderings of the A. V. and Rev. here are correct. There is no change of reading as in Matthew, where the text was altered to conform it to Mark and Luke.

22. He was sad (σrvyváσas). Applied to the sky in Matt. xvi. 3; lowering. The word paints forcibly the gloom which clouded his face.

25. Needle (papidos). A word stigmatized by the grammarians as unclassical. One of them (Phrynichus) says, "As for papis, nobody would know what it is." Matthew also uses it. See on Matt. xix. 24. Luke uses Belóvns, the surgical needle. See on Luke xviii. 25.

30. Houses, etc. These details are peculiar to Mark. Note especially with persecutions, and see Introduction. With beau

tiful delicacy the Lord omits wives; so that Julian's scoff that the Christian has the promise of a hundred wives is without foundation.

32. Were amazed. The sudden awe which fell on the disciples is noted by Mark only.

42. Which are accounted to rule. Wyc., that seem to have princehead on folks.

43. Minister. See on ix. 35.

For, in the sense of over

45. For many (avrì Toλλŵv). against, instead of; not on behalf of.

46. Son of Timaeus. Mark, as usual, is particular about

names.

Blind. Diseases of the eye are very common in the East. Thomson says of Ramleh, "The ash-heaps are extremely mischievous; on the occurrence of the slightest wind the air is filled with a fine, pungent dust, which is very injurious to the eyes. I once walked the streets counting all that were either blind or had defective eyes, and it amounted to about one-half the male population. The women I could not count, for they are rigidly veiled" ("Land and Book "). Palgrave says that ophthalmia is fearfully prevalent, especially among children. "It would be no exaggeration to say that one adult out of every five has his eyes more or less damaged by the consequences of this disease" ("Central and Eastern Arabia ").

Beggar. See on Matt. v. 3.

49, 50. Peculiar to Mark, and adding greatly to the vividness of the narrative.

ἀναπήδησας,

50. Rose (avaσràs). The best texts read avandηoas, leaped up, or, as Rev., sprang up.

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2. Colt. Only Matthew adds the ass. colt only.

Mark and Luke have

4. In a place where two ways met (eπì Tоû àμþódov). *Αμφοδον is literally any road which leads round (ἀμφί) a place or a block of buildings. Hence the winding way. The word occurs only here in the New Testament. Rev., in the open street, which in an Eastern town is usually crooked. Perhaps, by contrast with the usual crookedness, the street in Damascus where Paul lodged was called Straight (Acts ix. 11). "It is a topographical note," says Dr. Morison, "that could only be given by an eye-witness." The detail of ver. 4 is peculiar to Mark. According to Luke (xxii. 8), Peter was one of those sent, and his stamp is probably on the narrative.

8. In the way. Both Matthew and Luke have ev, in; but Mark, eis, into. They threw their garments into the way and spread them there.

Branches. Matthew, Mark, and John use each a different word for branches. Matt., λádovs, from xλáw, to break; hence a young slip or shoot, such as is broken off for grafting--a twig, as related to a branch. Mark, σrißádas, from σTeißw, to tread or beat down; hence a mass of straw, rushes, or leaves beaten together or strewed loose, so as to form a bed or a carpeted way. A litter of branches and leaves cut from the fields (only Mark) near by. John, Bata, strictly palm-branches, the feathery fronds forming the tufted crown of the tree.

Hosanna. Meaning, O save!

11. When he had looked round. Peculiar to Mark. As the master of the house, inspecting. "A look serious, sorrowful, judicial" (Meyer). Compare iii. 5, 34.