Marcos 7

Marcos 7

Robertson adds "Human nature is a peculiar thing. The command not to tell provoked these people to tell just as the leper had done (Mark 1:44f.). The more Jesus commanded (hoson autois diestelleto) them not to tell the more they told. It was a continuous performance. Prohibitions always affect some people that way, especially superficial and light-headed folks. But we have to have prohibitions or anarchy." So they continued to proclaim (made public proclamation) in the vivid imperfect tense picturing them telling it over and over throughout the region. So here in the region of Decapolis, the miraculous casting out of the demon of the Gadarene demoniac was to be broadcast, but now the miracle is to be muted (see note below on "Messianic Secret")! (Mark 5:19-20+) Robertson on the more (KJV - so much more) - Double comparative as occurs elsewhere for emphasis as in Phil. 1:23 “much more better” (πολλῳ μαλλον κρεισσον [pollōi māllon kreisson]).