Marcos 14
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
Marcos 14
McGee: “The presence of the poor is one of the characters of this age. There will be no elimination of poverty until Jesus comes.” (The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary) Paul Apple asks "Did Mary herself understand the significance? Seemed to have more discernment than the disciples who were criticizing her action; [interesting how that has proven to be the case even of many wives of Christian leaders – they excel in discernment] Mary took seriously the prophecies of Jesus about His impending death in Jerusalem." And whenever you wish you can do good to them but you do not always have Me. - Note first that Jesus is not expressing indifference to the plight and suffering of the poor. If you really want to help the poor there will be continual opportunities. Mary chose to show her love for Jesus while He was still alive. "A concern for charity must not be used as a pretext for blaming this woman for using her unique opportunity of showing her devotion to Him." (Hiebert) Grassmick - Opportunities to help the poor will always be present and the disciples should take advantage of them. But Jesus would not be in their midst much longer and opportunities to show Him love were diminishing rapidly. (See Bible Knowledge Commentary) Daniel Akin - Mk 14:7 has caused some readers real heartburn. They misread the verse supposing Jesus to be somewhat callous and insensitive toward the poor. The poor are always with us in this fallen and broken world and we can and should do good for them. Jesus believed that. Jesus taught that. The issue is between “always” and “not always.” The poor are always there but Jesus would not be. The opportunity to show Him this kind of personal love and affection would soon be gone. Further, and we should not miss this. Jesus is God speaking and the first of the great commandments always trumps the second (cf. Mark 12:30-31). Jesus indeed asserts his priority and preeminence above all others (Col. 1:18). And, this might help. Put these words in the mouth of any other human person and they sound scandalous, self-centered, even narcisstic. Put them in the mouth of the Son of God who “for your sake became poor so that you by his poverty might become rich” (2 Cor. 8:9) and they make all the sense in the world. Care for the poor, but worship the Savior! True love never calculates the cost. Genuine devotion never considers the investment. It simply and spontaneously acts and does all that it can, 8 disappointed only in the fact that it could not do more! This is exactly what we see in Mary In every generation there will be people in a state of poverty. No socialist society or governmental program will ever be able to win the war on poverty until Christ returns and sets up His own kingdom on earth. Then, with war and crime banned, and with a productive environment restored, universal prosperity will finally be achieved. This should not be understood callously. Christ says, in effect, that there will be other opportunities to do good to the poor, but not another opportunity to do what had just been done to Him. Mark 14:8 "She has done what she could; she has anointed My body beforehand for the burial. NET Mark 14:8 She did what she could. She anointed my body beforehand for burial. NLT Mark 14:8 She has done what she could and has anointed my body for burial ahead of time. ESV Mark 14:8 She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. NIV Mark 14:8 She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. GNT Mark 14:8 ὃ ἔσχεν ἐποίησεν· προέλαβεν μυρίσαι τὸ σῶμά μου εἰς τὸν ἐνταφιασμόν. KJV Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. YLT Mark 14:8 what she could she did, she anticipated to anoint my body for the embalming. ASV Mark 14:8 She hath done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the burying. CSB Mark 14:8 She has done what she could; she has anointed My body in advance for burial. has done 1Ch 28:2,3 29:1-17 2Ch 31:20,21 34:19-33 Ps 110:3 2Co 8:1-3,12 she: Mk 15:42-47 16:1 Lu 23:53-56 24:1-3 Joh 12:7 19:32-42 Mark 14 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries Related Passages Matthew 26:12 “For when she poured this perfume on My body, she did it to prepare Me for burial. She has done what she could - She held nothing back. Nothing! This declaration by Jesus is found only in Mark's account. This speaks of the opportunity Mary seized and indicates she made effective use of her once in a lifetime opportunity! Paul Apple on she has done what she could - Jesus never asks for anything more – how do we evaluate our devotion to Christ against this standard? How about the praise we offer from our lips? How could we be more extravagant in our praise and worship How about the money we donate to His cause? How could we be more extravagant in our giving How about the stewardship of our spiritual gift? How could we be more extravagant in our service for Christ – our evangelism of the lost; our building up of the saints Hiebert - She saw and embraced the only opportunity that was open to her to serve Him. In the words of Jones: “She spent herself to the uttermost. ‘What she could’: and I confess that I feel a stab at my conscience as I read the little phrase. How many of us can say that?” (The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary)
Marcos 14
McGee remarks, “Peter could repent of his sin, and that is the real test of a genuine believer.” Grassmick - In contrast with Judas (Matt. 27:3–5) Peter’s remorse opened the way for true repentance and a reaffirmation of his loyalty to Jesus as the risen Lord (cf. Mark 16:7; John 21:15–19). Peter had a faith in Jesus that could be renewed, but Judas did not. (See The Bible Knowledge Commentary) Hiebert - Following these demands, Peter dropped completely out of the picture until after the crucifixion. The terrible shame of his base denials, with their public implications, were wiped out only by the risen Christ appearing to Peter (Luke 24:34; John 21:15–23; 1 Cor. 15:5). (The Gospel of Mark: An Expositional Commentary)