Mark 6:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. ”

• Mark 6:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Herod and Jesus. The End of John the Baptist. Wellhausen, J. Weiss, and Klostermann would begin a new period with this section the period of constant wandering, in which Jesus is mostly outside Gal...

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• Mark 6:26 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  26. And the king being sorry. His heart, as we have said, was no longer influenced by religious sentiments; but, foreseeing the detestation that will be excited by such a crime, he dreads bo...

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• Mark 6:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. For their sakes which sat with him - Probably these persons joined in wit...

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• Mark 6:26 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Reject— Refuse.

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• Mark 6:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And the king was exceeding sorry. With his feelings regarding John,...

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• Mark 6:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea 1-6. Visit to Nazareth ( Matthew 13:54 ).

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• Mark 6:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER 6:14-29 ( Mark 6:14-29 ) HEROD "And King Herod heard thereof; for His name had become known: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in hi...

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• Mark 6:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Martyrdom of a Witness-Bearer Mark 6:21-29 Better the dungeon with John than the palace with Herod, for conscience filled the palace with the ghost of the murdered Baptist! A woman brought Hero...

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• Mark 6:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  "He could there do no mighty work." Not that He in Himself was unable, for His hands laid on a few sick folk brought healing, but that the condition of wilful and persistent unbelief limited the powe...

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• Mark 6:26 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (14) And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. (15) Othe...

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• Mark 6:26 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  ONE SIN ‘And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his...

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• Mark 6:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And the king was exceeding sorry ,.... Matthew 14:9 yet for his oath's sake, [and] for their sakes which sat with him ; as Matthew adds, "at meat", Matthew 14:9 ; for it seems as if supper was...

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• Mark 6:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. Ver. 26. And for their sakes that sat with him ] Sic plerique, malum...

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• Mark 6:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  For Herod had laid hold on John , &c. See the note on Matthew 14:3-7 . Herodias had a quarrel against him This princess was the granddaughter of Herod the Great, by his son Aristobulus, and h...

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• Mark 6:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Death of John the Baptist.       14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Bapti...

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• Mark 6:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Mark 6:14 "

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• Mark 6:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Wider Ministry begins - the Apostles Are Sent Out - Opposition Continues (6:6a-56). Having established that Jesus is Lord of the elements, Lord over evil spirits and Lord over life and death,...

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• Mark 6:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 6:19 . Had a quarrel .— Fostered a grudge . Her inward enmity only waited for an opportunity to break forth in open hostilities. Mark 6:20 . Observed .— Or...

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• Mark 6:26 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Mark 6:26 Let us briefly examine the plea set up by Herod in the case before us. It was twofold. I. The first was for his oath's sake. In a moment of hasty excitement he had rashly promised on oa...

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• Mark 6:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Mark 6:3 . Is not this the carpenter? The jews were bound to teach their children some trade, as no man could say what the vicissitudes of life might be. Hence Lightfoot cites the following passag...

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• Mark 6:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And king Herod heard of Him; (for His name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead. The sovereign power of conscience I. Now we are to begin with simply c...

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• Mark 6:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Mark 6:1 Our Lord now left the neighbourhood of Capernaum, and came into his own country , the district of Nazareth, where he had been, not born indeed, but brought up, and wher...

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• Mark 6:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

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• Mark 6:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Matthew 14:9 ; Matthew 27:24 ; Matthew 27:25 ; Matthew 27:3-5

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• Mark 6:26 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Beheading of John the Baptist Mark 6:14-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. John was great in his separation unto Christ. He lived apart from the people In a vow of separation unto God. Here is a par...

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• Mark 6:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests — Herod's honour was like the conscience of the chief priests, Matthew 27:6 . To shed innocent blood wounded neither one nor the other.

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