Mark 1:35

Syriac Peshitta (NT Only)

ܘܰܒ݂ܨܰܦ݂ܪܳܐ ܩܰܕ݁ܶܡ ܩܳܡ ܛܳܒ݂ ܘܶܐܙܰܠ ܠܰܐܬ݂ܪܳܐ ܚܽܘܪܒ݁ܳܐ ܘܬ݂ܰܡܳܢ ܡܨܰܠܶܐ ܗ݈ܘܳܐ ܀

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mark 6:46-48, Psalms 5:3, Psalms 109:4, Luke 4:42, Luke 6:12, Luke 22:39-46, John 4:34, John 6:15, Ephesians 6:18, Philippians 2:5, Hebrews 5:7

Reciprocal: Joshua 3:1 - rose early 1 Samuel 1:19 - they rose Psalms 55:17 - Evening Psalms 88:13 - and in Psalms 119:62 - midnight Psalms 119:147 - I prevented Proverbs 18:1 - intermeddleth Proverbs 31:15 - riseth Song of Solomon 5:2 - my head Isaiah 26:9 - my spirit Jeremiah 25:3 - rising Lamentations 2:19 - cry out Matthew 8:18 - saw Luke 5:16 - General Luke 9:28 - into Acts 10:9 - Peter Acts 20:13 - minding

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in the morning, rising up a great white before day,.... On the morrow after the sabbath, on the first day in the morning, notwithstanding the fatigue of the former day, through preaching and working miracles; yet he rose up very early while it was very much within the night, as the light and day were coming on, and before the day broke; though it might be broad day before he departed out of the house, as Luke suggests, Luke 4:42,

he went out; out of the house of Simon and Andrew, and out of the city of Capernaum, leaving his disciples and friends behind him:

and departed into a solitary place, and there he prayed; as man, to his God and Father; it may be for his disciples he had lately chosen; for himself, as man, that he might be strengthened as such for service; and for success in his ministry, and that his Gospel might run and be glorified; he chose a desert, and solitary place, for the sake of retirement, from the crowd of people that attended at Peter's door; where he could not be alone, and in private, and as most suitable for the exercise of prayer. His early and private devotion may be an example to us.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day - Luke says Luke 4:42, “when it was day.” The passage in Mark means, in the original, not literally “a great while before day,” but very early, or while there was yet “much appearance of night.” The place in Luke means “at daybreak,” at the beginning of day. Then, also, there is much appearance of night; and Luke and Mark therefore refer to the same time before it was fully light, or just at daybreak.

And departed into a solitary place, and there prayed - Observe here:

1.That the Saviour, though perfectly holy, regarded the duty of secret prayer as of great importance.

2.That he, sought a solitary place for it - far away from the world and even from his disciples.

3.That it was early in the morning - always the best time, and a time when it should not be omitted.

4.If Jesus prayed, how much more important is it for us!

If Jesus did it in the morning, how much more important is it for us, before the world gets possession of our thoughts; before Satan fills us with unholy feelings; when we rise fresh from beds of repose, and while the world around us is still! David also thus prayed, Psalms 5:3; Psalms 119:147. He that wishes to enjoy religion will seek a place of secret prayer in the morning. If that is omitted, all will go wrong, our piety will wither. The world will fill our thoughts. Temptations will be strong. Through the day, we shall find it impossible to raise our feelings to a state of proper devotion. It will be found to be true universally, “that the religious enjoyment through the day will be according to the state of the heart in the morning, and can therefore be measured by our faithfulness in early secret prayer.” How different, too, was the conduct of the Saviour from those who spend the precious hours of the morning in sleep! He knew the value of the morning hours; he rose while the world was still; he saw the light as it spread abroad in the east with fresh tokens of his Father’s presence, and joined with the universal creation in offering praise to the everywhere present God.

Mark 1:36

And Simon - Simon Peter.

They that were with him - The other apostles.

Mark 1:37

All men seek for thee - That is, many men, or multitudes. The inquiry after him was general. They told him this, evidently, with a view to induce him to leave his place of retirement, and to prevail upon him to appear publicly to instruct the multitudes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. In the morning a great while before day — By πρωι, the morning, is to be understood the whole space of three hours, which finished the fourth watch of the night.

And there prayed. — Not that he needed any thing, for in him dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily; but that he might be a pattern to us. Every thing that our blessed Lord did he performed either as our pattern, or as our sacrifice.