Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Mightier than I (o isxuroterov mou). In each of the Synoptics. Gould calls it a skeptical depreciation of himself by John. But it was sincere on John's part and he gives a reason for it.
The Latchet (ton imanta). The thong of the sandal which held it together. When the guest comes into the house, performed by a slave before one enters the bath. Mark alone gives this touch.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Mark 1:7:
Luke 3:16
John 1:15
John 1:27
John 8:6
Acts 13:25
Acts 19:4
Acts 22:25
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