Lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them (μηποτε επιστρεψωσιν κα αφεθη αυτοις). Luke does not have these …

When he was alone. That is, he was separate from the multitude. When he withdrew from the multitude, a few followed him for the purpose of…

That seeing they may see ...—Saint Mark characteristically gives the words of Isaiah 6:9, but not as a quotation, and per…

This judicial blindness had happened to the Jews; they had so long closed their eyes to the light that, at last, God closed them, and they were bli…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Although the Lord appears to neglect his mother in the events mentioned above, He still honors her, s…

Mark follows up this saying of Jesus with a quotation from Isa 6:9–10 (using the LXX, the Greek translation of the OT), introduced with “so that.” …

That seeing, they may see, and not perceive. It is sufficient to state briefly here what has already been fully explained: that the doctri…

That seeing they may see
Which is the end and reason of his speaking to them in parables. The passage referred to is…

This parable contained instruction so important that all capable of hearing were obligated to pay attention to it. There are many things it is impo…