H.B. Swete's classic commentary on the Greek version of The Gospel According to St Mark. Contains extensive verse-by-verse exegetical commentary, as well as multiple dissertations on various subjects relating to the Gospel.
“The house was probably Simon’s (1:29), but ἐν οἴκῳ is not=ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ: the sense is ‘at home,’ ‘indoors,’ cf. 1 Cor. 11:34, 14:35.” (Page 32)
“a contrast to the method employed in more than one other case of blindness” (Page 245)
“The sacrificial salt was the symbol of a covenant-relation with God (” (Page 213)
Henry Barclay Swete was an Anglican scholar and theological professor. As B. F. Westcott's successor, Swete served in the Regius Professorship of Divinity at Cambridge University for over twenty-five years.