Commentaries on Mark 13:34

John Gill - Exposition

John Gill

[For the son of man is] as a man taking a far journey,.... Or this case of the son of man's coming to take vengeance on the Jewish nation, is like a man that takes a journey into a far country. This puts me in mind of a question asked (m) by the Jews: "what דרך רחוקה, "a far journey" from Modiim, and without.'' from Modiim, according to the Gemara (n), and commentators (o) on this passage, was a...

Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary

Matthew Henry

We have here the substance of that prophetical sermon which our Lord Jesus preached, pointing at the destruction of Jerusalem, and the consummation of all things; it was one of the last of his sermons, and not ad populum—to the people, but ad clerum—to the clergy; it was private, preached only to four of his disciples, with whom his secret was. Here is, I. The occasion of his prediction—his...