Mark 2:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said unto them,Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? ”

• Mark 2:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See Matthew 12:1-8 . The cornfields - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” To pluck...

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• Mark 2:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Sabbath Observance. This incident occurs in the summer: the only clear reference to a season of the year in the gospel. The disciples offend by reaping on the Sabbath. The evangelist brings togethe...

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• Mark 2:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Have ye never read... ? . Did ye never read... ? See App-143. Figure of speech Anteieagoge, App-6. never = not (as in Mark 2:17 ). had need. . Divine supplement to "was hungry"(Matthew and L...

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• Mark 2:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him?

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• Mark 2:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew...

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• Mark 2:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Sick of the Palsy 1-12. Healing of the palsied man ( Matthew 9:9 ; Luke 5:27 ). See on Mt.

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• Mark 2:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (23-28) And it came to pass. — See Notes on Matthew 12:1-8 . As they went ... — More literally, they began to make a path (or perhaps, to make their way ) , plucking the ears of corn.

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• Mark 2:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 2:23-28 ( Mark 2:23-28 ) THE SABBATH "And it came to pass, that He was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. A...

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• Mark 2:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Lord of the Sabbath Mark 2:23-28 ; Mark 3:1-19 The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ says, “Be natural.” The needs of man, whether of b...

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• Mark 2:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  A great principle of the exercise of power by the Master is revealed in the words, "When He saw their faith." There can be no doubt that the word "their" includes the whole party, both the man himsel...

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• Mark 2:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (23) And it came to pass, that he went through the corn-fields on the sabbath-day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. (24) And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why...

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• Mark 2:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And he said unto them ,.... By way of answer to their question, and which was a full one, and enough to silence them: have ye never read what David did ; referring to the history in 1 Samuel 21:...

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• Mark 2:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that were with him? Ver. 25. Have ye never read? ] Satis salse, q.d. Ignoratis adhu...

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• Mark 2:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  One paralyzed man who was dependent on the help of four men was now brought to Him. If leprosy is the type of sin's corruption, paralysis teaches us the helplessness occasioned by sin. Yet all five m...

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• Mark 2:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Hypocritical Rigour of the Pharisees.       18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to fast: and they come and say unt...

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• Mark 2:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 2:23 "

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• Mark 2:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Son of Man Is Lord of the Sabbath (2:23-28). In this incident we are provided with an example of how the Pharisees sought to cling to the old, while Jesus was introducing the new. The Pharisee...

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• Mark 2:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 2:23 . Began, as they went, to pluck .—A very good rendering, though free. Cp. Latin “ iter facere ,” French “ faire chemin .” From LXX. in Judges 17:8 , it i...

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• Mark 2:25 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 2:23-28 I. The Pharisees were a Class. They were not only Pharisees by name, but they were Pharisees by nature; that is, they were typical men; they were representative of a large fraction of...

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• Mark 2:25 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Mark 2:1-2 . And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to recei...

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• Mark 2:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 2:4 . They uncovered the roof. Houses in the east have mostly flat roofs on which they walk for the benefit of the air. They have but a narrow door, and seldom a window to the street. All the...

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• Mark 2:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did? How to read the Bible I. In order to the true reading of the Scriptures there must be an understanding of them. The mind must be well a...

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• Mark 2:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 2:1 The first sentence of this verse is better rendered thus: And when he entered again (εἰσελθῶν πάλιν) into Capernaum after some days; literally, after days (...

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• Mark 2:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Lord of the Sabbath. Mark 2:23-28

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• Mark 2:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Samuel 21:3-6 ; Luke 10:26 ; Mark 12:20 ; Mark 12:26 ; Matthew 19:4 ; Matthew 21:16 ; Matthew 21:42 ; Matthew 22:31

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• Mark 2:25 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  Helpers and Hinderers Mark 2:12-28 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Back in Capernaum. Once more we find our Master in the city by the sea. He loved Galilee. So many of His wonderful messages and marvelo...

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