12 And having gone forth they were preaching that `men' might reform,
From that time began Jesus to proclaim and to say, `Reform ye, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens.'
testifying fully both to Jews and Greeks, toward God reformation, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.
and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
and reformation and remission of sins to be proclaimed in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem:
and saying, `Reform, for come nigh hath the reign of the heavens,'
I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us; for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,
in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth, and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
but to those in Damascus first, and to those in Jerusalem, to all the region also of Judea, and to the nations, I was preaching to reform, and to turn back unto God, doing works worthy of reformation;
reform ye, therefore, and turn back, for your sins being blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
`I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.
No -- I say to you, but, if ye may not reform, all ye in like manner shall perish.'
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Commentary on Mark 6 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 6
A great variety of observable passages we have, in this chapter, concerning our Lord Jesus, the substance of all which we had before in Matthew, but divers circumstances we have, which we did not there meet with. Here is,
Mar 6:1-6
Here,
Mar 6:7-13
Here is,
Mar 6:14-29
Here is,
Note,
Mar 6:30-44
In there verses, we have,
Mar 6:45-56
This passage of story we had Mt. 14:22, etc., only what was there related concerning Peter, is omitted here. Here we have,