Mark 6:13 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
13. Anointed with oil many that were sick See note on Mat 6:17. Oil bore the same symbolic relation to the restoration of health of body and soul in these miracles that water did to spiritual purification of body and soul in baptism. Hence, in Jas 5:14, the elders in their miraculous cures were to anoint the sick with prayer. The Jews had the custom of anointing the sick with incantations.
Consult other comments:
Mark 6:13 - The Greek Testament
Mark 6:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Mark 6:13 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Mark 6:13 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Mark 6:13 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Mark 6:13 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Mark 6:13 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Mark 6:13 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Mark 6:13 - Geneva Bible Notes
Mark 6:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Mark 6:13 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Mark 6:13 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Mark 6:13 - Lightfoot Commentary Gospels
Mark 6:13 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Mark 6:13 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Mark 6:13 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Mark 6:13 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Mark 6:13 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mark 6:13 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).