Mark 9:47

“And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, etc..] Than which, nothing is dearer to man, it being very tender, and exceeding useful: this metaphor the Lord sometimes makes use of, to show how dear his people are unto him, and what a tender concern he has for them, (<053210>Deuteronomy 32:10 <191708>Psalm 17:8 <380208>Zechariah 2:8). And here it may design such, as are most beloved by men, and are their most intimate acquaintance, and bosom friends; and yet these are to be parted with, when they prove snares and stumbling blocks, or give offence, by endeavouring to draw into sin, and from Christ: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye; that kingdom, which God has…”

“See the notes at Matthew 18:7-9. Millstone. See Matthew 18:6. Mark 9:44-46 Their worm - This figure is taken from Isaiah 66:24. See the notes at that passage. In describing the great prosperity. of the kingdom of the Messiah, Isaiah says that the people of God “shall go forth, and look upon the carcasses of the men who have transgressed against God.” Their enemies would be overcome. They would be slain. The people of God would triumph. The figure is taken from heaps of the dead slain in battle; and the prophet says that the number would be so great that their worm - the worm feeding on the dead - would not die, would live long - as long as there were carcasses to be devoured; and that the…”

“thine: Gen 3:6; Job 31:1; Psa 119:37; Mat 5:28, Mat 5:29, Mat 10:37-39; Luk 14:26; Gal 4:15; Phi 3:7, Phi 3:8 offend thee: or, cause thee to offend, Mar 9:43 \*marg. Mark 9:48”