Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Sign of Divine Knowledge
Commentators emphasize that Jesus' instruction to find a man with a water pitcher was not a lucky guess but a demonstration of His divine foreknowledge. Scholars like Albert Barnes and Matthew Henry argue that if Jesus knew this specific, unlikely detail, it proves He knows all things. This was meant to assure the disciples (and us) that even in difficult times, Jesus is sovereign and in control of every detail.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Mark
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
6
Albert Barnes
On Mark 14:12–13
18th Century
Theologian
They killed the passover. The paschal lamb, which was slain in keeping the passover.
Go and prepare. Go and prepa…
AT Robertson
On Mark 14:13
Two of his disciples (δυο των μαθητων αυτου). Luke 22:8 names them, Peter and John.
Bearing a pitcher of…
Charles Ellicott
On Mark 14:13
19th Century
Bishop
And he sends forth two of his disciples.—The number is given by St. Mark; the names, Peter and John, by St. Luke only. Th…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Mark 14:13
Jesus gave explicit instructions to two of his disciples (Peter and John; cf. Lk 22:8). The “man carrying a jar of water” would easily be identifie…
John Gill
On Mark 14:13
17th Century
Pastor
And he sends forth two of his disciples
Peter and John, as appears from (Luke 22:8) ;
Matthew Henry
On Mark 14:12–21
17th Century
Minister
Nothing could be less the result of human foresight than the events related here. But our Lord knows all things about us before they come to pass. …