Growing up and increasing (αναβαινοντα κα αυξανομενα). In Mark alone. A vivid detail enlarging on the continued growth implied in …

Some thirty…—For the most part the parable is almost verbally identical with that in St. Matthew. Here, however, we note …

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 other fell on good ground
The word was preached to some whose hearts were disposed by the Spirit and grace of Go…

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…