The true Messiah is reluctant to perform signs and wonders so as not to coerce people’s allegiance; false prophets, by contrast, exploit every means to gain a following (v. 22), as they have since the founding of Israel (Deut 13:1-5).
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The Gospel according to Mark (The Pillar New Testament Commentary by James R. Edwards.