Jump to:
Mark
Chapter 2
2:1``And,
having again entered into Capernaum . . .
after
some days . . .
He
{Jesus} was heard of as being at home.
2:2``And
there were gathered together many,
so
that no longer was there room to receive them
not
even at the door.
And,
He {Jesus} kept on
'talking
to them about the Word'/'preaching the Word to them'.
{Note: The principal is you can not do God's will if you do not understand God's will. God's will for us today is compete and in writing. We need to habitually study the Word . . . THEN we apply it to experience.}
2:3``And
they come face to face with Him . . .
{trying to get close to Jesus with their sick friend}
carrying
a paralytic being carried {airo} by four {men}.
2:4``And,
'not being able'/'not having the power' {dunamai}
to
bring the paralytic to a place before Him . . .
because
of the crowd,
{it was too thick and unmoving}
they
unroofed/uncovered {apostegazo} the roof where He was.
And
having dug through it {the roof} {exorusso},
they
lowered the stretcher
on
which the paralytic was lying.
2:5``And,
Jesus, having seen their faith,
He
says to the paralytic, "Child {teknon}, your sins
have
been forgiven in the past with the result that they
{his
former sins} are forgiven forever {aphiemi - perfect tense}."
{Note: Actually this verse is quite a big deal! Remember, only God can forgive sins! This will really stir up the 'religious leaders' of the day!}
2:6-7``And
there kept on being certain
of
the scribes/'experts in the law'
sitting
there and debating in their hearts/minds/'right lobes', 2:7``
{dialogizomai - to think over and over to themselves
kardia - means heart - it is used as an idiom for the 'thinking part
of the soul'}
"Why
is this one speaking in this manner?
He {Jesus} is blaspheming!
Who
'is able'/'has the power' {dunamai}
to
'put away'/forgive {aphiemi} sins . . .
except
'God alone'/'one person . . . God'?"
2:8-9``And
immediately,
having
'become fully aware'/'greater knowledge {epiginosko}
in
His 'inner-most being'/'{rational} spirit' {pneuma}
that
in this manner they were debating within themselves
He
{Jesus}says to them,
"Why
are you 'thinking such things'/
"debating
these things in your 'right lobes'/hearts"? 2:9``
Which
of the two is easier to say to the paralytic,
'Your
sins are forgiven,' or to say,
'Be
arising and pick up your stretcher, and keep on walking?' "
2:10-11``But,
for the purpose that,
you
may 'have absolute knowledge
in
the past with results that last forever' {oida - perfect tense}
that
the 'Son of Man' {huios anthropos}
'has
and holds' {echo} authority {exousia}
to
forgive sins on the earth,"
He
{Jesus} says to the paralytic, 2:11``
"
'I tell you'/'To you I say' . . .
be
arising, pick up your stretcher at once,
and
be going away into your home."
2:12``And,
he arose, and immediately,
having
picked up his stretcher,
he
went out before all of them,
so
that they were astonished for some time,
and
were glorifying/praising God, saying,
"'We
have never seen anything like this!'/
'In
this manner, never have we seen it!' "
2:13``And He {Jesus} went out again along the seashore.
And
all the crowd kept on coming face to face with Him . . .
{so what does He do?}
and
He kept on teaching {didasko} them.
{Note: Paul says, "Imitate me . . . as I imitate Jesus." They were both teachers of the Word. If you are a teacher teach. If you do not have this gift, then to imitate Him, you must be the serious student of the Word. Then apply what you learn to your daily life - under the filling of God the Holy Spirit (via I John 1:9).}
2:14``And,
as He {Jesus} was passing by,
He
saw Levi . . . the son of Alphaeus,
sitting
at the tax booth,
and
He said to him,
"Start
following with Me, and continue to do so as a habit of life'
{akoloutheo - an order - means to follow along as a student/disciple
follows a teacher}."
And,having risen, he {Levi} 'followed Him as a student' {akoloutheo}.
2:15``And
it came to pass
{ginomai - means to become what it was not before - used often
as a 'change of subject'}
that,
as He {Jesus} was 'reclining at the diner table'
{katakeimai - describes the dining style of the day -
laying down, reclining, resting on one elbow - like the Romans
did}
in
his {Levi's} home, many tax collectors
{telones - these were forced by Rome to collect taxes from their
territories - they had to turn in X amount and paid it themselves if
they were short - most became corrupt and gorged the people for
personal profit and were a hated class of people}
and
sinners
{hamartolos - of all kinds - here probably a number of prostitutes}
were
eating with Jesus and His students/disciples . . .
{mathetes - means to be a student under the authority of a
Teacher - that is what a disciple means}
for
there were many
who
'followed with Him as His student' {akoloutheo}.
2:16``And,
when the scribes/'experts in the law' {grammateus}
belonging
to the sect of the Pharisees
{there are three basic political parties in the Sanhedrin counsel
1) Pharisees, 2) Sadducees, and 3)Herodions}
having
seen that He {Jesus} was eating
with
the sinners and tax collectors,
were
saying to His students/disciples,
"Why
is He eating with tax collectors and sinners?"
{Note: The Pharisees were believers in God and considered the Old Testament as God's Word. The scribes were a section of them that studied and gave opinions on the more difficult scriptures. The Sadducees did not believe the OT was the Word of God, but used it as a tool to gain control over the people. The Herodions supported Herod and were happy to keep Rome over Israel (so they could remain in power!).}
2:17``And,
having heard, Jesus says to them,
"It
is absolutely not {ouk} the strong who need a physician . . .
but
the sick.
I
have absolutely not {ouk} come
to
call the righteous/just {dikaios} . . . but sinners {hamartolos}."
{Note: The point to keep in mind, is that His perfectly righteous soul was not pleased to be among sinners! He was among sinners to evangelize them - to save their souls! Then to teach the converted to become mature believers.}
2:18``And,
the students/disciples of John {John the Herald/Baptizer}
and
the Pharisees were observing a fast.
And,
they come and say to Him {Jesus},
"Why
do the students/disciples of John
and
the students/disciples of the Pharisees fast . . .
but
Your students/disciples absolutely do not {ouk} fast?"
2:19``And,
Jesus said to them,
"Are
the 'sons/friends {huios} of the bridegroom/
"wedding
guests on the groom's side"
'able'/'having
the power to' {dunamai} fast
while
the bridegroom is with them? {requires a no response}
As
long as they have the bridegroom with them
they
absolutely 'can not {ouk}'/'do not have the power' to fast.
{Note: See Matthew 9:14. During this time the groom showed up at the bride's house, having already negotiated the dowry, and picked her up and took her to his house or the house of his parents. The groom's friends were already in the house living it up as the brides' friends waited outside until the bride showed up. The groom was the host and everyone stayed for the duration of the honeymoon. In the analogy, the wedding guests are believers and the groom is Jesus Christ. While Jesus was on the Earth they all should be having a wonderful time!}
2:20``But
days are coming of such a character,
when
the bridegroom will be taken from them
and
then on that day they will fast.
2:21``No
one sows a patch
consisting
of new/unprocessed {agnaphos} cloth
on
an old/worn-out garment.
Otherwise,
the patch pulls away from it . . .
the
new from the old/worn-out . . .
and
the tear becomes worse.
2:22``And
no one puts newly-made wine
into
old/worn-out wineskins.
Otherwise,
the wine will burst the wineskins,
and
both the wine and the wineskins are destroyed.
But
newly-made wine is put into wineskins
which
are just beginning to be used."
{The
Religious Taboo of 'Working on a Sabbath'}
2:23``And
it came to pass {change of subject},
that
on the Sabbath,
He
{Jesus} was proceeding along a path through grain fields
and
His students/disciples began to be making their way
picking
off some grain as they were going along.
2:24``And
the Pharisees kept on saying to Him {Jesus},
"Observe
that, will You.
Why
are they doing on the Sabbath
that
which is absolutely not {ouk} lawful?"
2:25-26``And,
He {Jesus} says to them,
"You
have read, have you not,
what
David did when he had need and was hungry,
he
and those with him? 2:26``
How
he {David} entered into the house of God
when
Abiathar was high priest
and
the 'loaves that were set forth' {artos - shewbread}, he ate . . .
which
is absolutely not {ouk} lawful to eat except for the priests
and
he also gave it to those who were with him?"
2:27``And
He {Jesus} was saying to them,
"The
Sabbath . . . for the sake of man . . . came into being
and
not man . . . for the sake of the Sabbath.
{Note: God commanded that man was to rest on the Sabbath as a blessing to him. Instead, many use it as a tool to force their will on others - 'you WILL NOT do this on a Sabbath' type thing. That is misusing God's Word. Next, in the Church Age, we are now to live 'everyday as unto the Lord'. That is a HIGHER law and better Way of life only available to priests - which we all are!}
2:28``
'For this reason'/'So that'
the
'Son of Man' {humanity of Jesus}
is
Lord . . . even of the Sabbath."
{Note: The Deity of Jesus Christ is the Creator of the universe. He is Lord of all. Now also as the Son of Man, we see that His humanity, in Hypostatic Union with His Deity is also 'Lord of All'. That includes the Sabbath.}
**************************************************
Joshua_Sozo™ and Syndein ™ are the Trademarks of Syndein a California DBA of Kenneth Sidley & Associates, Inc., a California Corporation. All rights reserved.
Copyright© Syndein 1982-2010. All rights reserved.
This page is sponsored by Kenneth Sidley, CPA, an Orange County California CPA (949) 706-3133. Please call Ken for high quality, low cost CPA services in Orange County California. This includes audit, review, compilation, tax returns, Quickbooks, and business consulting services.
This page is sponsored by Moxxor For Pain Free Living. Moxxor is a highly concentrated Omega 3 product that has reduced inflammation in this writer. Please go to this website to read more about Moxxor.
|
|
|
|
