The brethren of our Lord were not the children of the blessed Virgin: nor were they the sons of St. Joseph by a former wife, as some pretend; but in the Scripture language, and in this place, we understand by brethren the relatives of Mary and Joseph. (Ven. Bede)
MARK 3:32 sou @kai. ai` avdelfai, son# {C} A majority of the Committee considered it probable that the words kai. ai` avdelfai, sou were omitted from most witnesses either (_a_) accidentally through...
See the notes at Matthew 12:46....
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. In the synagogue. The man with the withered hand healed. (Mark 3:1. Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6 .)_ 2. The Withdrawal of the Servant. Many healed. ...
THE ANSWER OF JESUS TO THE VERDICT OF THE JERUSALEM SCRIBES AND THE INTERVENTION OF HIS FAMILY. The introduction of this section would naturally link with Mark 3:6. Jesus returns home (presumably, to...
THE CLASH OF IDEAS (Mark 3:1-6)...
His mother and his brothers came. They stood outside and sent someone in with a message to him. The crowd were sitting round him. "Look!" they said, "your mother and your brothers are outside inquirin...
SAT. was sitting. BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos_ App-6. Greek. _idou_. App-133....
_seek for thee_ They had already left the place where they abode, and gone forth in quest of Him; see above, Mark 3:21....
ἘΚΆΘΗΤΟ. They would sit on the ground, the most intimate disciples being nearest; and the message sent by His family from the outside was passed on by them to Him. _A multitude_, not “the multitude” ...
31–35. WHO ARE CHRIST’S TRUE RELATIONS? Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21....
VER 1A. IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD,...
_JESUS' MOTHER AND BROTHERS MARK 3:31-35:_ Jesus' mother and brothers heard what was going on. They thought he was mad or beside himself. They sent someone with a message for him to come out to them....
ΈΚΆΘΗΤΟ _impf. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΚΆΘΗΜΑΙ (G2521) сидеть, ΖΗΤΟΎΣΙΝPRAES. _ind. act. от_ ΖΗΤΈΩ (G2212) искать....
DISCOURSE: 1422 CHRIST’S LOVE TO HIS PEOPLE Mark 3:31. There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat about him, and they said un...
D. THE HOUSEHOLD OF CHRIST 3:31-35 _TEXT 3:31-35_ And there come his mother and his brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto him, calling him. And a multitude was sitting about him; and they s...
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. For the exposition, see the notes at ....
18 Simon was called "the Cananite" or "the Zealot" (which means the same) in order to distinguish him from Simon Peter. The term "Cananite" is easily confounded with "Canaanite", an inhabitant of Cana...
CHOICE OF THE TWELVE 1-6. The withered hand (Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6). See on Mt....
HIS MOTHER AND HIS BRETHREN (Matthew 12:46; Luke 8:19). See on Mt, and on Mark 3:21....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 3 THE DAY FOR REST VERSES 1-5 Jesus obeyed God, his father, completely. Jesus did...
(31-35) THERE CAME THEN HIS BRETHREN AND HIS MOTHER. — See Notes on Matthew 12:46....
THY MOTHER AND THY BRETHREN. — Many MSS. of high authority add, “and Thy sisters,” and so explain the emphatic addition of that word in Mark 3:35....
CHAPTER 3:31-35 (MARK 3:31) THE FRIENDS OF JESUS "And there come His mother and His brethren; and, standing without, they sent unto Him, calling Him. And a multitude was sitting about Him; and they s...
_The relatives of Jesus_ (Matthew 12:46-50; Luke 8:19-21)....
The crowd gathered around Jesus report the presence of His relatives. According to a reading in several MSS., these included _sisters_ among those present. They might do so under a mistake, even thoug...
BROTHER TO ALL WHO WILL Mark 3:20-35; Mark 4:1-9 The Pharisees circulated this infamous charge-not because they believed it, but to satisfy the questions that were being asked on all sides. What they...
This is one of the few occasions on which it is said that Christ was angry. Particularly note the reason for His anger: "When He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardeni...
CONSANGUINITY OF THE HOLY GHOST Matthew 12:46-50; Mark 3:31-35; & Luke 8:19; Luke 8:21;...
(31) There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing without sent unto him, calling him. (32) And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren wit...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
Such was the question raised in the synagogue (chapter 3) on the occasion of the man with the withered hand. The Lord sets it publicly before their conscience; but neither heart nor conscience answere...
AND THE MULTITUDE SAT ABOUT HIM,.... In a circle, all around him, to hear him preach; so that there was no such thing as the messenger coming near him; but the message being whispered from one to anot...
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. Ver. 32. _See Trapp on "_ Mat 12:47 _"_ _See Trapp on "_ Mat 12:48 _"_...
_There came then his brethren and his mother_ Having at length made their way through the crowd, so as to come to the door. _His brethren_ are here named first, as being first and most earnest in the...
Christ's brethren. Matthew 12:46-50....
AND THE MULTITUDE SAT ABOUT HIM, AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD, THY MOTHER AND THY BRETHREN WITHOUT SEEK FOR THEE....
The true relatives of the Lord:...
We have seen that the sabbath was made for the purpose of ministering to the needs of men. Now the Lord in the synagogue encountered a man who was in manifestly serious need. But his need meant nothin...
TITLE: Who is my brother? TEXT: Mark 3:31-35 PROPOSITION: We have several relationships with others who are related to God. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Relationships SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION:...
31-35 It is a great comfort to all true Christians, that they are dearer to Christ than mother, brother, or sister as such, merely as relations in the flesh would have been, even had they been holy. B...
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Mark 3:32 And G2532 multitude G3793 sitting G2521 (G5711) around G4012 Him G846 and G1161 said G2036 ...
‘And a crowd was sitting round him, and they say to him, ‘See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.' The crowd were ‘sitting around Him'. Here were the ones for whom He was resp...
MARY AND JESUS' BROTHERS ARE FIRMLY REMINDED OF THEIR TRUE POSITION. IN THEIR PRESENT STATE AND ATTITUDE THEY DO NOT COUNT AS MUCH AS GENUINE BELIEVERS FOR THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE KINGLY RULE OF GOD...
THE SECTION CONCLUDES WITH A SUMMARY OF THE CONTINUING MINISTRY (3:7-35). The first major section of Mark's Gospel (from Mark 1:1 to Mark 3:35) now concludes with: · A description of the continuing...
Mark 3:31-35. Comparing these verses with the account of Matthew (Matthew 12:46-50), we find that Mark omits the introductory phrase; ‘While He yet talked to the people; in Mark 3:31 he tells us that...
CHRONOLOGY. At this point we find the largest gap in Mark's narrative. Shortly after the choice of the Twelve, the Sermon on the Mount was delivered. See notes on Matthew. On and after the return to C...
WAS SITTING ABOUT HIM (εκαθητο περ αυτον). They sat in a circle (κυκλω) around Jesus with the disciples forming a sort of inner circle....
Mark 3:31 Note: I. The spirituality of Christ's relationships. The kinship of the body is held subordinate to the kinship of the spirit. II. The true bond of communion with Christ is obedience to G...
CONTENTS: Jesus heals a withered hand on the Sabbath. Multitudes healed. The twelve chosen. The unpardonable sin. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, disciples, man with the withered hand, Mary, J...
Mark 3:13. _He calleth to him whom he would._ He knew them as he knew Nathaniel; he knew their piety, he knew their worth. They followed him at first as hearers, having no thoughts of the glory that w...
_There came then His brethren and His mother._ SPIRITUAL KINSHIP WITH CHRIST See the honour and dignity of good Christians that believe in Christ. There is a most near union between Christ and them,...
JESUS DESCRIBES HIS TRUE FAMILY MATTHEW 12:46-50; MARK 3:31-35; LUKE 8:19-21; MATTHEW 12:46 While he yet talked to the people, be
CHAPTER 3 1 _Christ healeth the withered hand_, 10 _and many other infirmities_ : 11 _rebuketh the unclean spirits_ : 13 _chooseth his twelve apostles_ : 22 _convinceth the blasphemy of casting out de...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 3:31. HIS BRETHREN.—The word means nothing more than His “nearest male relatives.” Probably either the sons of Joseph by a previous marriage, or of the Mary mentio...
EXPOSITION This chapter begins with the record of another case of healing on the sabbath day; and it closes with the notice of a combination of the Pharisees with the Herodians to bring about the des...
And he entered again into the synagogue(Mark 3:1); This was on the Sabbath day. and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day...
THE BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST Mark 3:22 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In order to get the full view of our Scripture before us, it is necessary for us to study some of the accompanying scenes which lea...