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Mark 3:7
But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed" Him, and from Judea,
But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea; and a great multitude from Galilee followed" Him, and from Judea,
MARK 3:7-8 @hvkolou,qhsen#( kai. avpo. th/j VIoudai,aj kai. avpo. ~Ierosolu,mwn {C} This nest of variant readings probably arose from the prolix style of Mark’s summary statement. The Committee regar...
Verse Mark 3:7. _GALILEE_] See Matthew 4:13; Matthew 4:15....
TO THE SEA - The Sea of Galilee, or to the lonely regions which surrounded the sea, where he might be in obscurity, and avoid their designs against his life. His time had not yet come, and he prudentl...
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. ...
An editorial paragraph descriptive of the new development in the ministry. It is made up of popular generalizations, from which we gather that Jesus had to protect Himself against growing crowds by re...
So Jesus withdrew to the lakeside with his disciples, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him; and from Judaea and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea and from the Transjordan country, and from t...
THE CLASH OF IDEAS (Mark 3:1-6)...
JESUS. App-98. WITHDREW. Note other withdrawals in Mark (Mark 3:7; Mark 6:31; Mark 6:36; Mark 7:24;...
Withdrawal of Jesus to the Lake of Gennesaret 7. _a great multitude_ Observe the wide area from which the multitude were now gathered together; the region (1) of Tyre and Sidon and Galilee in the Nort...
7–12. WITHDRAWAL TO THE SEA OF GALILEE Matthew 12:5-21; Luke 6:17-19 The three accounts are here very independent and there is not much similarity of wording. It is clear from the context that Matthe...
7, 8. ἈΝΕΧΏΡΗΣΕΝ ΠΡῸΣ ΤῊΝ ΘΆΛΑΣΣΑΝ. The verb does not imply retreat from danger (John 6:15; Acts 23:19; Acts 26:31), but it is often used in this sense (Matthew 2:14
Ver 6. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him. 7. But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea: and a great m...
_JESUS CHOOSES HIS TWELVE APOSTLES MARK 3:7-19:_ Jesus went to the shore of the lake with His disciples. A large crowd followed Him there. The people from many places heard of the things that Jesus wa...
ΆΝΕΧΏΡΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΧΩΡΈΩ (G402) уходить, ΉΚΟΛΟΎΘΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΛΟΥΘΈΩ (G190) следовать....
DISCOURSE: 1421 THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND Mark 3:5. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thi...
JESUS WITHDREW HIMSELF— The immense multitude which followed our Lord, did not all come together purely out of curiosity; it was principle, no doubt, which moved many; but others came merely to be hea...
9. THE FAME OF JESUS 3:7-12 _TEXT 3:7-12_ And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed: and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and beyo...
And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 12:9....
CHOICE OF THE TWELVE 1-6. The withered hand (Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6). See on Mt....
WITHDRAWAL OF JESUS. MULTITUDES HEALED. See on Matthew 12:15. St. Mark's account is much fuller. Observe here (_a_) the extraordinary sensation made by the appearance of Jesus, as shown by the great d...
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...
AND FROM JUDÆA.... AND FROM JERUSALEM. — The fact thus recorded is interesting as in some degree implying the ministry in Jerusalem and its neighbourhood, which the first three Gospels, for some reaso...
CHAPTER 3:7-19 (MARK 3:7) THE CHOICE OF THE TWELVE "And Jesus with His disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed: and from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea,...
_The fame of Jesus spreads notwithstanding_ (_vide_ Matthew 4:25; Matthew 12:15 f.; Luke 6:17-19)....
μετὰ τῶν μαθητῶν, _with the disciples_ : note they now come to the front. We are to hear something about them to which the notice of the great crowd is but the prelude. Hence the emphatic position bef...
THE LORD OF THE SABBATH Mark 2:23-28; Mark 3:1-19 The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ says, “Be natural.” The needs of man, whether of body or...
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...
WONDERFUL FAME OF JESUS He has again reached the sea of Galilee, so exceedingly conspicuous in His ministry. I spent two bright autumnal days sailing over this sea, so delighted to traverse, drink, a...
(7) But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, (8) And from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and _from_ beyond Jordan: and th...
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...
_THE HUMAN SIDE OF A MIRACLE_ ‘Stretch forth thine hand.’ Mark 3:5 By the command of the text three conditions were demanded:— I. FAITH WAS REQUIRED.—Unbelief hinders God’s merciful designs, exclu...
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...
BUT JESUS WITHDREW HIMSELF WITH HIS DISCIPLES TO THE SEA,.... Knowing their evil designs against him, he departed out of the synagogue, and city of Capernaum; and taking his disciples with him, he wen...
But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, Ver. 7. _But Jesus withdrew himself_] Tertullian condemneth flight in any c...
_And the Pharisees went forth_, &c. From Matthew's observing that _they held a council against him_, it seems probable that those of them, with the scribes, who were present at this miracle, were memb...
THE SEA; the sea of Galilee. JUDEA; the southern and more thickly settled part of the country....
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...
6-12 All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues and...
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Mark 3:7 But G2532 Jesus G2424 withdrew G402 (G5656) with G3326 His G846 disciples G3101 to G4314 sea...
AMAZING SUCCESS BRINGS FERVENT OPPOSITION FROM HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS (3:7-21). Jesus' success expands as He continues to build up His forces for the proclamation of the truth and against the powers...
FURTHER SUCCESS (3:7-12). ‘And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea, and a huge crowd from Galilee followed. And from Judaea and from Jerusalem and from Idumaea and beyond Jordan and about Ty...
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...
CHRONOLOGY. See on Matthew 11:1-21. These events took place just before the choosing of the Twelve (Mark 2:14, etc.). On the theory of a three years' ministry in Galilee, they occurred shortly after t...
Mark 3:7-8. WITHDREW. Not to avoid the multitudes, but rather to fulfil His ministry among them, undisturbed by the opposition of the Pharisees. TO THE SEA. To the shores of the sea of Galilee; perha...
WITHDREW TO THE SEA (ανεχωρησεν εις την θαλασσαν). Evidently Jesus knew of the plot to kill him, "perceiving it" (Matthew 12:15). "He and His would be safer by the open beach" (Swete). He has the di...
Mark 3:7 I. There is a time to withdraw from opponents. II. Withdrawment is not necessarily the result of cowardice. III. Withdrawment from one sphere should be followed by entrance into another. Gr...
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...
JESUS AND HIS DISCIPLES WENT AWAY. [More complete notes are given on Matthew 12:15-21 about his popularity at this time.]...
_Came unto Him._ A POWERFUL REASON FOR COMING TO CHRIST I. The attraction. They had heard with somewhat of a believing ear. They drew from what they heard an argument of hope. No doubt they were par...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 3:7 IDUMEA. The region south of Judea. BEYOND THE JORDAN. The region east of the Jordan River. TYRE AND SIDON. The region north of Galilee. All of these regions had belong
LARGE CROWDS FOLLOW JESUS MATTHEW 12:15-21; MARK 3:7-12; MATTHEW 12:15 But when Jesus knew [_it_], he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;...
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 3:7. Mark several times notes the Saviour’s seasons of retirement from public notice, either (as in this instance) to escape the pursuit of enemies, or for rest, o...
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...
Acts 14:5; Acts 14:6; Acts 17:10; Acts 17:14; John 10:39;...
Withdrew. Mark alone notes no less than eleven occasions on which Jesus retired from his work, in order to escape his enemies or to pray in solitude, for rest, or for private conference with his disci...
THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND Mark 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are giving a study in the Book of Mark which will carry some splendid suggestions for the student. Every Sunday morning we see a large...