Gospel of Mark - Chapter 2

[Future_Catechum]

And it was heard that he was in the house, and many came together, so that there was no room; no, not even at the door; and he spoke to them the word.

Can someone explain the phrase, “He spoke to them the word”.

 

[po18guy]

He is the Word made Flesh. I would suppose that “word” in context is interchangeable with “Gospel.”

 

[Dan_Defender]

The word of God; the revelation or doctrine which he came to deliver while walking this earth.

 

[Todd_Easton]

The NABRE, in its footnote commentary on Mark 2:1-2, says, in part:

preached the word, i.e., the gospel concerning the nearness of the kingdom and the necessity of repentance and faith (Mk 1:14). (source)

 

[otjm]

The NABRE, in its footnote commentary on Mark 2:1-2, says, in part:

preached the word , i.e., the gospel concerning the nearness of the kingdom and the necessity of repentance and faith (Mk 1:14). (source)

Which likely boots back to the Old Testament and those passages which speak of the Messianic prophecies. Christ was a Jew, and at that time and place it was very common to speak in what appear to be riddles; much of what the Gospel writers report of Christ saying to others was to draw them out as to what they thought. He wasn’t like “Dude! It’s clear!” , but rather challenged them with the Scriptures they knew, and with His presence and actions.