Mark 10:1a| from| vv. 1-12: Matt. 19:1-9
Mark 10:11| borders
| The Slave-Savior ministered in His gospel service for over three years in the despised region of Galilee (see note 141, par. 2, in ch. 1), far from the holy temple and the holy city, the place where He had to die for the accomplishing of God’s eternal plan. As the Lamb of God (John 1:29), He had to be offered to God at Mount Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac and enjoyed God’s provision of a ram as a substitute for his son (Gen. 22:2, 9-14) and where the temple was built in Jerusalem (2|Chron. 3:1). It had to be there that He would be delivered, according to the counsel determined by the Trinity of the Godhead (Acts 2:23), to the Jewish leaders (9:31; 10:33) and be rejected by them as the builders of God’s building (8:31; Acts 4:11). It had to be there that He would be crucified according to the Roman form of capital punishment (John 18:31-32 and note; 19:6, 14-15) to fulfill the type concerning the kind of death He would die (Num. 21:8-9; John 3:14). Moreover, according to Daniel’s prophecy (Dan. 9:24-26), that very year was the year that Messiah (Christ) was to be cut off (killed). Furthermore, as the Passover lamb (1|Cor. 5:7), He had to be killed in the month of the Passover (Exo. 12:1-11). Hence, He had to go to Jerusalem (v. 33; 11:1, 11, 15, 27; John 12:12) before the Passover (John 12:1; Mark 14:1) that He might die there on the day of the Passover (14:12-17; John 18:28) at the place and the time foreordained by God.
Mark 10:1b| beyond| Matt. 4:25
Mark 10:12| taught
| See note 212 in ch. 1.
Mark 10:21| And
| For vv. 2-12, see notes in Matt. 19:3-9.
Mark 10:22| Pharisees
| See note 61 in ch. 2.
Mark 10:23| divorce
| Lit., release. So in the succeeding verses.
Mark 10:2a| tempt| Mark 8:11;| 12:15
Mark 10:4a| certificate| Deut. 24:1, 3;| Matt. 5:31
Mark 10:5a| hardness| Mark 3:5;| 16:14;| Heb. 3:8
Mark 10:6a| beginning| Mark 13:19;| 2|Pet. 3:4
Mark 10:6b| made| Gen. 1:27;| 5:2
Mark 10:71| and
| Some MSS omit, and shall be joined to his wife.
Mark 10:7a| joined| Gen. 2:24;| Eph. 5:31
Mark 10:8a| one| 1|Cor. 6:16
Mark 10:9a| yoked| 2|Cor. 6:14
Mark 10:9b| separate| 1|Cor. 7:10
Mark 10:11a| divorces| Mal. 2:16
Mark 10:11b| adultery| Matt. 5:32;| Luke 16:18
Mark 10:12a| divorces| 1|Cor. 7:10-13;| Rom. 7:3
Mark 10:13a| brought| vv. 13-16: Matt. 19:13-15;| Luke 18:15-17
Mark 10:13b| rebuked| Mark 10:48
Mark 10:141| indignant
| This expressed the genuineness of the Slave-Savior’s humanity. See note 51 in ch. 3.
Mark 10:142| Allow
| The Slave-Savior’s not despising or neglecting the little ones again expressed His humanity. See notes 211 in this chapter and 361 in ch. 9.
Mark 10:14a| little| Mark 9:36
Mark 10:14b| not| Mark 9:39
Mark 10:143| such
| See note 141 in Matt. 19.
Mark 10:14c| kingdom| Mark 1:15;| 10:23
Mark 10:15a| kingdom| John 3:3, 5
Mark 10:15b| little| Matt. 18:3;| 1|Cor. 14:20;| 1|Pet. 2:2
Mark 10:16a| taking| Mark 9:36
Mark 10:16b| laying| Mark 5:23
Mark 10:171| And
| For vv. 17-31, see notes in Matt. 19:16-30.
Mark 10:17a| kneeling| Mark 1:40
Mark 10:17b| asked| vv. 17-30: Matt. 19:16-29;| Luke 18:18-30;| cf. Luke 10:25-28
Mark 10:17c| eternal| Mark 10:30
Mark 10:18a| No| Rom. 3:12
Mark 10:18b| God| Psa. 119:68
Mark 10:19a| Do| Exo. 20:12-16;| Deut. 5:16-20;| Matt. 5:21, 27;| Rom. 13:9
Mark 10:21a| looking| Mark 10:27;| John 1:42;| Luke 22:61
Mark 10:211b| moved| John 11:5;| 13:23
| This too expressed the Slave-Savior’s humanity. See notes 142 and 491.
Mark 10:21c| sell| Acts 2:45;| 4:34
Mark 10:21d| treasure| Matt. 6:20;| Luke 12:33
Mark 10:21e| follow| Mark 10:28;| 1:18
Mark 10:212|
| Some MSS add, taking up the cross.
Mark 10:22a| had| cf. Ezek. 33:31
Mark 10:23a| looking| Mark 3:5
Mark 10:23b| riches| Mark 4:19;| 1|Tim. 6:9-10, 17;| Job 31:24-25
Mark 10:23c| kingdom| Mark 9:47;| 10:14-15;| 1|Cor. 6:10;| Eph. 5:5
Mark 10:24a| amazed| Mark 10:32;| 1:27;| 2:12
Mark 10:24b| Children| Mark 2:5;| John 21:5
Mark 10:241| for
| Some MSS omit, for those who trust in riches.
Mark 10:24c| enter| Mark 9:47
Mark 10:26a| astonished| Mark 7:37
Mark 10:261| among
| Some MSS read, to Him.
Mark 10:27a| Looking| Mark 10:21
Mark 10:27b| possible| Mark 14:36;| Job 42:2
Mark 10:28a| followed| Mark 10:21
Mark 10:29a| gospel’s| Mark 8:35
Mark 10:30a| times| cf. Job 42:10
Mark 10:30b| persecutions| John 15:20;| 2|Thes. 1:4
Mark 10:30c| coming| Matt. 12:32;| Eph. 1:21
Mark 10:30d| eternal| Mark 10:17
Mark 10:301| life
| See note 433 in ch. 9.
Mark 10:31a| first| Matt. 20:16;| Luke 13:30
Mark 10:32a| going| vv. 32-34: Matt. 20:17-19;| Luke 18:31-33
Mark 10:32b| Jerusalem| Mark 11:1;| Luke 9:51;| 19:28
Mark 10:32c| amazed| Mark 10:24;| 16:5
Mark 10:33a| Jerusalem| Matt. 16:21
Mark 10:331| delivered
| The Slave-Savior had predicted His death and resurrection twice already (8:31; 9:31). Since the time for His death was at hand (see note 11), He went to Jerusalem willingly, even going before His followers with a speed and boldness that amazed them (v. 32). This was His obedience to God unto death (Phil. 2:8), according to the counsel of God (Acts 2:23), for the fulfillment of God’s redemptive plan (Isa. 53:10). The Slave-Savior knew that through His death He would be glorified in resurrection (Luke 24:25-26) and that His divine life would be released to produce many brothers for His expression (John 12:23-24; Rom. 8:29). For the joy set before Him, He despised the shame (Heb. 12:2) and volunteered to be delivered to the Satan-usurped leaders of the Jews and to be condemned by them to death. For this, God exalted Him to the heavens, seated Him at His right hand (16:19; Acts 2:33-35), bestowed on Him the name which is above every name (Phil. 2:9-10), made Him both Lord and Christ (Acts 2:36), and crowned Him with glory and honor (Heb. 2:9).
Mark 10:332| scribes
| See note 61 in ch. 2.
Mark 10:333b| death| Matt. 26:66;| John 19:7
| See note 181 in Matt. 20.
Mark 10:34a| mock| Mark 15:20, 31
Mark 10:34b| spit| Mark 14:65;| 15:19
Mark 10:34c| scourge| Mark 15:15
Mark 10:34d| kill| Mark 8:31;| 9:31
Mark 10:351| And
| For vv. 35-45, see notes in Matt. 20:20-28.
Mark 10:35a| Zebedee| Mark 1:19
Mark 10:35b| ask| vv. 35-45: Matt. 20:20-28
Mark 10:36a| do| Mark 10:51
Mark 10:37a| sit| Matt. 19:28
Mark 10:37b| glory| Matt. 25:31;| Luke 9:26
Mark 10:38a| not| Luke 9:33
Mark 10:381b| cup| Mark 14:36
| Both the cup and the baptism refer to the Slave-Savior’s death (John 18:11; Luke 12:50). The cup signifies that His death was the portion given to Him by God, the portion He took to redeem sinners for God. Baptism denotes that His death was ordained by God as the way for Him to pass through for the accomplishing of God’s redemption for sinners. For us He willingly drank this cup and was baptized with this baptism.
Mark 10:42a| said| vv. 42-45: Luke 22:24-27
Mark 10:43a| great| Matt. 23:11
Mark 10:44a| slave| 2|Cor. 4:5
Mark 10:451| Son
| This is the strongest expression stating that the Slave-Savior, as the Son of Man in His humanity, was a Slave of God to serve sinners even by giving His life.
Mark 10:45a| serve| Phil. 2:7;| cf. John 13:4-5
Mark 10:45b| give| John 10:15;| 1|John 3:16
Mark 10:452| life
| Or, soul.
Mark 10:453c| ransom| Isa. 53:10;| 1|Tim. 2:6
| This indicates that even the Slave-Savior’s redemption was His service rendered to sinners for God’s plan.
Mark 10:45d| many| Mark 14:24;| Heb. 9:28;| Isa. 53:11-12
Mark 10:46a| came| vv. 46-52: Matt. 20:29-34;| Luke 18:35-43
Mark 10:46b| Jericho| Luke 10:30;| Josh. 6:26
Mark 10:461c| blind| John 9:1
| See note 221 in ch. 8.
Mark 10:47a| Nazarene| Mark 1:24;| 14:67
Mark 10:471b| Son| Matt. 15:22
| See note 301 in Matt. 20.
Mark 10:47c| mercy| Matt. 9:13
Mark 10:48a| rebuked| Mark 10:13
Mark 10:491| Call
| Although many were rebuking the pitiful, blind beggar, the Slave-Savior charged them to call him. Again, His humanity was expressed in His pity and sympathy toward the miserable people. See notes 511 and 211.
Mark 10:511| What
| What open love toward the needy one! It expressed the Slave-Savior’s humanity to an unimaginable extent. See note 491.
Mark 10:51a| do| Mark 10:36
Mark 10:51b| Rabboni| John 20:16
Mark 10:52a| faith| Mark 5:34;| Matt. 9:22;| Luke 7:50;| 8:48
Mark 10:521| healed
| See notes 311 in ch. 1 and 281 in ch. 5.
Mark 10:52b| immediately| Mark 9:24;| 11:2, 3