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But the report concerning him spread much more, and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
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Uncontainable Fame
Commentators like Charles Spurgeon compare the spread of Jesus' fame to a fire that burns more fiercely when one tries to smother it. Despite Jesus' instruction for silence to the healed leper, the news of His power became a continuous, unstoppable report, drawing ever-larger crowds. This highlights the irresistible nature of Jesus' ministry and message.
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So much the more (μαλλον). Mr 1:45 has only "much" (πολλα, many), but Mark tells more about the effect of this disobedience.
19th Century
Anglican
A man full of leprosy.—See Notes on Matthew 8:2-4. The precise description is peculiar to, and characteristic of, Saint Luke, as i…
Baptist
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him:
Fame is like fire. If you heap anything on it to prevent it from spreading, it…
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If the command to silence is part of a pattern in the Gospels, so is the failure to obey it. The immediate effect of the healing is Jesus’ increase…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him For the more he charged the man to keep silence, the more he bl…
Presbyterian
This man is said to be full of leprosy. He had that disease to a high degree, which represents our natural pollution by sin. Indeed, we are full of…
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