Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 1].
(\poikilais nosois\). See Mt 4:24 about \poikilos\ meaning
many-coloured, variegated. All sorts of sick folk came and were
healed.
1:34 {Devils} (\daimonia\). Demons it should be translated
always. {Suffered not} (\ouk •phien\). Would not allow, imperfect
tense of continued refusal. The reason given is "because they
knew him" (\hoti •ideisan auton\). Whether "to be Christ"
(\Christon einai\) is genuine or not, that is the meaning and is
a direct reference to 1:24 when in the synagogue the demon
recognized and addressed Jesus as the Holy One of God. Testimony
from such a source was not calculated to help the cause of Christ
with the people. He had told the other demon to be silent. See on
¯Mt 8:29 for discussion of the word demon.
1:35 {In the morning, a great while before day} (\pr•i ennucha
lian\). Luke has only "when it was day" (\genomen•s h•meras\).
The word \pr•i\ in Mark means the last watch of the night from
three to six A.M. \Ennucha lian\ means in the early part of the
watch while it was still a bit dark (cf. Mr 16:2 \lian pr•i\).
{Rose up and went out} (\anastas ex•lthen\). Out of the house and
out of the city, off (\ap•lthen\, even if not genuine, possibly a
conflate reading from 6:32,46). "Flight from the unexpected
reality into which His ideal conception of His calling had
brought Him" (H.J. Holtzmann). Gould notes that Jesus seems to
retreat before his sudden popularity, to prayer with the Father
"that he might not be ensnared by this popularity, or in any way
induced to accept the ways of ease instead of duty." But Jesus
also had a plan for a preaching tour of Galilee and "He felt He
could not begin too soon. He left in the night, fearing
opposition from the people" (Bruce). Surely many a popular
preacher can understand this mood of Jesus when in the night he
slips away to a solitary place for prayer. Jesus knew what it was
to spend a whole night in prayer. He knew the blessing of prayer
and the power of prayer. {And there prayed} (\k'akei
pros•ucheto\). Imperfect tense picturing Jesus as praying through
the early morning hours.
1:36 {Followed after him} (\katedi•xen auton\). Hunted him out
(Moffatt). Perfective use of the preposition \kata\ (down to the
finish). The verb \di•k•\ is used for the hunt or chase, pursuit.
Vulgate has _persecutus est_. The personal story of Peter comes
in here. "Simon's intention at least was good; the Master seemed
to be losing precious opportunities and must be brought back"
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