“And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.”
Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them — the brief summary verse serves as a transition between the paralytic healing and the call of Levi. The lakeside setting is the familiar Galilean terrain of Mark's early chapters. The large crowd coming to Jesus for teaching communicates the growing momentum of the Galilean ministry. The summary also communicates Jesus' ongoing commitment to proclamation even in the midst of the healing ministry — the teaching and the healing are always together in Mark, neither subordinate to the other.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
0/2000
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!