--- title: "Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible · Volume 2: Lamentations to Revelation" author: "Adam Clarke" languages: [en] shelf: "Commentaries" section: 253 of 769 url: https://scriptura.si/works/adam-clarke-commentary-volume-2-lamentations-to-revelation/253/ cite: "Adam Clarke, Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible · Volume 2: Lamentations to Revelation, section 253. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/adam-clarke-commentary-volume-2-lamentations-to-revelation/253/" --- # Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible · Volume 2: Lamentations to Revelation *Adam Clarke* Clarke's learned notes on the Hebrew and Greek, verse by verse, from Genesis to Revelation: volume 2 of 2. ## 253. Mark · 9 of 22 Source: https://scriptura.si/works/adam-clarke-commentary-volume-2-lamentations-to-revelation/253/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/adam-clarke-commentary-volume-2-lamentations-to-revelation/253/#p-N ### Verse 27 [¶1] Came in the press behind - She had formed her resolution in faith, she executes it, notwithstanding her weakness, etc., with courage; and now she finds it crowned with success. ### Verse 31 [¶3] Thou seest the multitude thronging then, etc. - Many touch Jesus who are not healed by him: the reason is, they do it not by faith, through a sense of their wants, and a conviction of his ability and willingness to save them. Faith conveys the virtue of Christ into the soul, and spiritual health is the immediate consequence of this received virtue. ### Verse 33 [¶5] Fearing and trembling - See [Mat 9:22]. ### Verse 34 [¶7] Be whole of thy plague - Rather, continue whole, not, be whole, for she was already healed: but this contains a promise, necessary to her encouragement, that her disorder should afflict her no more. ### Verse 35 [¶9] Why troublest thou the Master - These people seem to have had no other notion of our Lord than that of an eminent physician, who might be useful while there was life, but afterwards could do nothing. ### Verse 36 [¶11] Jesus - saith - These words were spoken by our Lord to the afflicted father, immediately on his hearing of the death of his child, to prevent that distress which he otherwise must have felt on finding that the case was now, humanly speaking, hopeless. ### Verse 38 [¶13] He cometh - But ερχονται, they come, is the reading of ABCDF, four others, and several versions. [¶14] Wept and wailed - See on [Mat 9:23] (note). ### Verse 40 [¶16] The father and the mother - Prudence required that they should be present, and be witnesses of the miracle. [¶17] And them that were with him - That is, Peter, James, and John, [Mar 5:37]. It is remarkable that our Lord gave a particular preference to these three disciples, beyond all the rest, on three very important occasions: [¶18] 1. They were present at the transfiguration. [¶19] 2. At the raising of Jairus's daughter. [¶20] 3. At his agony in the garden of Gethsemane. [¶21] Where the damsel was lying - Ανακειμενον, lying. This word is very doubtful. BDL, one other, Coptic, and later Arabic, with five of the Itala, omit it. Other MSS. express the same idea in five different words: Griesbach leaves it out of the text. See his Testament. ### Verse 41 [¶23] Talitha cumi - , This is mere Syriac, the proper translation of which the evangelist has given. The Codex Bezae has a very odd and unaccountable reading here, ῥαββι. θαβιτα κουμι, My master. Damsel arise. Suidas quotes this place under the word Αββακουμ thus ταληθα κουμ. Κουμ is the reading of several ancient MSS., but it is certainly a faulty one. ### Verse 43 [¶25] Something should be given her to eat - For though he had employed an extraordinary power to bring her to life, he wills that she should be continued in existence by the use of ordinary means. The advice of the heathen is a good one: - [¶26] Nec Deus intersit, nisi dignus vindice nodus Inciderit. [¶27] Horat "When the miraculous power of God is necessary, let it be resorted to: when it is not necessary, let the ordinary means be used." [¶28] To act otherwise would be to tempt God. [¶29] While Christ teaches men the knowledge of the true God, and the way of salvation, he at the same time teaches them lessons of prudence, economy, and common sense. And it is worthy of remark, that all who are taught of him are not only saved, but their understandings are much improved. True religion, civilization, mental improvement, common sense, and orderly behavior, go hand in hand. ### Introduction [¶31] Our Lord's countrymen are astonished at his wisdom and mighty works, and are offended at him, [Mar 6:1-4]. He works few miracles there, because of their unbelief, [Mar 6:5], [Mar 6:6]. He sends forth his disciples by two and two to preach, etc., [Mar 6:7-11]. They depart, preach, and work miracles, [Mar 6:12], [Mar 6:13]. Different opinions of Christ, [Mar 6:14-16]. Account of the beheading of John Baptist, [Mar 6:17-29]. The disciples return, and give an account of their mission, [Mar 6:30]. He departs with them to a place of privacy, but the people follow him, [Mar 6:31-33]. He has compassion on them, and miraculously feeds five thousand with five loaves and two fishes, [Mar 6:34-44]. He sends the disciples by sea to Bethsaida, and himself goes into a mountain to pray, [Mar 6:45], [Mar 6:46]. The disciples meet with a storm, and he comes to them walking upon the water, and appeases the winds and the sea, [Mar 6:47-52]. They come into the land of Gennesaret, and he works many miracles, [Mar 6:53-56]. ### Verse 1 [¶33] And he went out from thence - That is, from Capernaum. See on [Mat 13:54] (note). ### Verse 2 [¶35] Were astonished - επι τῃ διδαχῃ αυτου, at his doctrine, or teaching. This is added by the Codex Bezae and eight others, later Syriac, Armenian, Vulgate, and all the Itala. ### Verse 3 [¶37] Is not this the carpenter - Among the ancient Jews, every father was bound to do four things for his son. [¶38] 1. To circumcise him. [¶39] 2. To redeem him. [¶40] 3. To teach him the law. [¶41] 4. To teach him a trade. [¶42] And this was founded on the following just maxim: "He who teaches not his son to do some work, is as if he taught him robbery!" It is therefore likely that Joseph brought up our Lord to his own trade. [¶43] Joses - Several good MSS. read Ιωσητος, Joset, and one, with several versions, reads Joseph.