Sought how they might destroy him (εζητουν πως αυτον απολεσωσιν). Imperfect indicative, a continuous attitude and endeavour. Note …

All the people was astonished. He became popular among them. The Pharisees saw that their authority was lessened, or destroyed. They were …

They feared him.—Peculiar to St. Mark. Note also his omission of the facts recorded by St. Matthew:

1. The healing of th…

The Venerable Bede: What the Lord had done figuratively when He cursed the barren fig tree, He now shows more openly by casting…

The Pharisees and Herodians in Galilee had decided that Jesus must be put out of the way (cf. 3:6). Now the chief priests and teachers of the law c…

And the Scribes and chief priests heard it
The reproof he gave to the money changers, and buyers, and sellers in the…

Christ looked for some fruit, because the time for gathering figs, though near, had not yet come; but he found none. He made this fig tree an examp…