Choked (συνεπνιξαν). Πνιγω means to strangle, throttle. Mark has the compounded form with συν-, squeezed together.[Reference Matth…

Thank God for that! There were three failures, but there was one success; or, perhaps we might more correctly say, three successes.

There we…

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

The parable of the sower begins and ends with a call for careful attention, suggesting that its meaning may not be self-evident. Alert minds are ne…

And some fell among thorns
The word was ministered to some who were eat up with the cares of the world, and the dece…

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…