And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.
And he, casting away his garment, sprang up, and came to Jesus.
and he, having cast away his garment, having risen, did come unto Jesus.
And, throwing away his garment, he started up and came to Jesus.
Mark — The Gospel of the servant in motion. The narrative hinges at Peter's confession (8:27). Before: the Servant revealed. After: the Servant suffers.
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But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
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Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
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(in Matt. tom. xvi. 13) As if he said, Those who were foremost in believing rebuked him when he cried, Thou Son of David, that he might hold his peace, and cease to call Him by a contemptible name, when he ought to say, Son of God, have pity upon me. He however did not cease; wherefore it goes on: But he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy upon me; and the Lord heard his cry; wherefore there follows: And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called.
Again, he throws away his garment and leaps, who, throwing aside the bands of the world, with unencumbered pace hastens to the Giver of eternal light.
Bede· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 735patristic
And he casting away his garment,.... His upper garment, and which no doubt was little worth; though this he did, that he might make the quicker dispatch to Christ: rose; from off the bank, or ground, whereon he sat, in an instant: and "sprung up", as the Vulgate Latin, and Beza's ancient copy read, with great nimbleness, and in haste: and came to Jesus; being led by the persons that were sent to call him.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
And he, casting away his garment - He cast off his outward covering, a blanket, or loose piece of cloth, the usual upper garment of an Asiatic mendicant, which kept him from the inclemency of the weather, that he might have nothing to hinder him from getting speedily to Christ.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
It is a very desirable thing to be in a capacity of earning our own bread; and where God has given men their limbs and senses, it is a shame for men by their foolishness and slothfulness to make themselves, in effect, blind and lame.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Here we have him in the coasts of Judea, by the further side of Jordan eastward, as we found him, not long since, in the utmost borders westward, near Tyre and Sidon. Thus was his circuit like that of the sun, from whose light and heat nothing is hid.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
