19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. Ver. 19. Tell how great things, &c. ] This was all the fee Christ looked for for his cures. Words seem to be a slender and slight recompence; but Christ (saith Nazianzen) calleth himself the Word. read more
Go home: Psalms 66:16, Isaiah 38:9-Proverbs :, Daniel 4:1-Leviticus :, Daniel 4:37, Daniel 6:25-:, Jonah 2:1-2 Samuel :, John 4:29, Acts 22:1-Ecclesiastes :, Acts 26:4-Joel : Reciprocal: 2 Kings 5:4 - and told his lord Mark 8:2 - compassion Mark 9:22 - have Luke 8:38 - saying Acts 10:24 - and had read more
Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.Tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee — This was peculiarly needful there, where Christ did not go in person. read more
§ 51. TWO DEMONIACS OF GADARA, Mark 5:1-20 . Came over unto the other side Landed upon the eastern shore of Gennesaret. Country of the Gadarenes The evangelist does not say that the miracle of the demoniacs and the swine took place at Gadara; but in the country or region of that city. Gadara, the city, was situated southeasterly from the lake, about eight miles distant, and the Jermuk river intervened. The name of Gergesa (in whose country Matthew locates the miracle) appears also as... read more
19. Go home… tell This time our Lord does not forbid his miracle to be proclaimed abroad. There is a very plain reason. In other cases the publication of the miracles subjected our Lord to be overwhelmed by a throng, (see on Matthew 8:4.) But here he was about to leave the country. Besides, an evil report was liable to be spread by the losers of the swine. For this reason he desired the man not to go with himself, but to remain and proclaim his miracle of mercy at his own home. So that... read more
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The Biblical Illustrator - Mark 5:1-20
Mark 5:1-20Into the country of the Gadarenes.The country of the GadarenesI spent a night and part of two days in the vicinity of the Lake of Tiberias. My tent was pitched near the Hot Baths, about a mile south of the town of Tiberias, and, consequently, near the south end of the lake. In looking across the water to the other side, I had before me the country of the Gadarenes, where the swine, impelled by an evil spirit, plunged into the sea. I was struck with a mark of accuracy in the sacred... read more