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Anointed for Ministry
Commentators agree that the descent of the Spirit was Jesus's official anointing for public ministry. This event wasn't just a spectacle; it was the moment God the Father commissioned and empowered the Son through the Holy Spirit for the mission ahead, fulfilling prophecies like Isaiah 61:1.
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Charles Ellicott
On Mark 1:10
19th Century
Bishop
He saw the heavens opened.—Better, as in the margin, rent open, Saint Mark’s language here, as …
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 1:10
Mark seems to suggest that only Jesus saw “heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending,” though he may have been so focusing on Jesus’ experie…
John Gill
On Mark 1:10
17th Century
Pastor
And straightway coming up out of the water
Not John, as many think; though it was true of him, that he came up out o…
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Matthew Henry
On Mark 1:9–13
17th Century
Minister
Christ's baptism was his first public appearance, after he had long lived unknown. How much hidden worth is there, which in this world is not known…