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Selected Verse: Mark 16:14 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mr 16:14 |
King James |
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. |
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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Afterward he appeared unto the eleven - Judas was dead, and the apostles were then called "the eleven." This was done even when one of them was absent, as Thomas was on this occasion. See the "Harmony of the Accounts of the Resurrection, Appearances, and Ascension of Christ," at the close of the notes on Matthew.
As they sat at meat - The word meat here means food, or meals. As they were reclining at their meals.
And upbraided them ... - Rebuked them, or reproached them. This was done because, after all the evidence they had had of his resurrection, still they did not believe. This is a most important circumstance in the history of our Lord's resurrection. Never were people more difficult to be convinced of anything than they were of that fact. And this shows conclusively that they had not conspired to impose on the world; that they had given up all for lost when he died; that they did not expect his resurrection; and all this is the strongest proof that he truly rose. They were not convinced until it was impossible for them longer to deny it. Had they expected it, they would have caught easily at the slightest evidence, and would have turned every circumstance in favor of such an event. It may be added that it was impossible that eleven men of good natural understanding should have been deceived in so plain a case. They had been with Jesus three years; they perfectly knew his features, voice, manner; and it is not credible that they should have been deceived by anyone who might have pretended to have been the Lord Jesus. |
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
eleven
A collective term, equivalent to "The Sanhedrin," "The Commons," not necessarily implying that eleven persons were present.
See (Luk 24:33); (Co1 15:5); (Mat 28:16);
where "eleven disciples" implies a definite number of persons. |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Afterward (ὕστερον)
Not found elsewhere in Mark. Often in Matthew. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Luk 24:36; Joh 20:19. |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
And upbraided them with their unbelief - Never were there a people so difficult to be persuaded of the truth of spiritual things as the disciples. It may be justly asserted, that people of so skeptical a turn of mind would never credit any thing till they had the fullest evidence of its truth. The unbelief of the disciples is a strong proof of the truth of the Gospel of God. See the addition at the end. |
16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.
5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:
33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
19 Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.