Category Archives: Mark

“He . . . upbraided them with their unbelief.”—Mark 16:14. I shall not dwell so much upon this particular instance of the disciples’ unbelief as upon the fact that the Lord Jesus upbraided them because of it. This action of … Continue reading →

“Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.” — Mark 16:9 Experimental preaching when truthful, is almost always profitable. As the spouse of old desired to see the footsteps of the flock, so souls in distress are always … Continue reading →

“And when Jesus saw” ["saw him," so it should be] “that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God.”—Mark 12:34. This man began with Christ as a foe, and he ended as … Continue reading →

“Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.”—Mark 12:30. Our Savior said, “This is the first and … Continue reading →

“Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” [Mark 11:24] This verse has something to do with the faith of miracles; but I think it has far more reference to the … Continue reading →

“He found nothing but leaves.”—Mark 11:13. Most of the miracles of Moses were grand displays of divine justice. What were the first ten wonders but ten plagues? The same may be said of the prophets, especially of Elijah and Elisha. … Continue reading →

“‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.”- Mark 10:51 No doubt our Lord’s disciples imagined that he was going up to Jerusalem to establish the Kingdom. They hoped that they would be partakers of that … Continue reading →

“And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was … Continue reading →

“And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto … Continue reading →

“Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.”—Mark 9:23. I believe that our own Authorized Version conveys to the mind of the reader the sense intended by the Evangelist; it is, however, … Continue reading →

“A man in the crowd answered, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes … Continue reading →

“What shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole word, and lose his own soul?”—Mark 8:36. Many men have been made bankrupts through inattention to their books. No man ever loses anything by counting the cost, knowing … Continue reading →

“They considered not the miracle of the loaves.” — Mark 6:52 Let us with deep attention consider the miracle of the loaves, lest we fall into the same evil as that which happened to the disciples in the text. When … Continue reading →

“Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.”-Mark 5:19. The case of the man here referred to is a very extraordinary one: it occupies a … Continue reading →

“And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus suffered him … Continue reading →