13 And he went out again by the sea, and all the crowd came to him, and he taught them.
But he, having gone forth, began to proclaim [it] much, and to spread the matter abroad, so that he could no longer enter openly into the city, but was without in desert places, and they came to him from every side.
Wisdom crieth without; she raiseth her voice in the broadways; she calleth in the chief [place] of concourse, in the entry of the gates; in the city she uttereth her words: How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?
And that [same] day Jesus went out from the house and sat down by the sea.
and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them.
And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and beyond the Jordan; and they of around Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, having heard what things he did, came to him.
And again a crowd comes together, so that they cannot even eat bread. And his relatives having heard [of it] went out to lay hold on him, for they said, He is out of his mind.
And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.
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Chapter 2
In this chapter, we have,
All which passages we had before, Matthew 9 and 12.
Mar 2:1-12
Christ, having been for some time preaching about in the country, here returns to Capernaum his head-quarters, and makes his appearance there, in hopes that by this time the talk and crowd would be somewhat abated. Now observe,
Mar 2:13-17
Here is,
Mar 2:18-28
Christ had been put to justify himself in conversing with publicans and sinners: here he is put to justify his disciples; and in what they do according to his will he will justify them, and bear them out.
Two things Christ pleads in excuse of his disciples not fasting.
Observe,