Marcos 10
William Barclay · Citado em PreceptAustin
Marcos 10
Barclay - It was the custom for mothers to bring their children to some distinguished Rabbi on their first birthday that he might bless them. That is what the mothers wanted for their children from Jesus....It is one of the loveliest things in all the gospel story that Jesus had time for the children even when He was on the way to Jerusalem to die! Leon
Marcos 10
Barclay notes, “Human nature being as it is, it was the laxer view which prevailed. The result was that divorce for the most trivial reasons, or for no reason at all, was tragically common.” And began to question (eperotao) Him whether it was lawful for a man to divorce a wife - Began to question is in the imperfect tense indicating again and again. Matthew adds the phrase if divorce was lawful "for any reason at all." As noted below divorce means to release and
Marcos 10
Barclay has an interesting comment - “There is amazing confidence and amazing loyalty there. Misguided James and John might be, but their hearts were in the right place. They never doubted Jesus’ ultimate triumph.” Came up to (drew near, approached) Jesus, saying, "Teacher (didaskalos) we want (thelo) You to do for us whatever we ask (aiteo) of You - Woe! Notice their tactic -- they are asking Jesus to grant their request before they tell Him what the request was! Apparently they were following up on their mother's request (see Mt 20:20-21 above). Came up to indicates that they approached Jesus in the absence of the other disciples