Mark 3:5._And when he had looked around upon them with indignation _To convince us that this was a just and holy anger, Mark explains the reason of it to be, that he was _grieved on account of the blindness of their hearts. _First, then, Christ _is grieved, _because men who have been instructed in t... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 3:6._The Pharisees took counsel with the Herodians. _Now they regarded _the Herodians _with the fiercest hatred; for their eagerness to be considered the guardians and protectors of public liberty made it necessary for them to make an open profession of mortal hatred to the ministers of that ty... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 3:13._And he went up into a mountain. _By this election he does not yet ordain them to be _Apostles, _to enter immediately into the discharge of their office, but merely admits them to enjoy his private instructions (348) with a view to the apostleship. Commentators have fallen into a mistake h... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 3:16._And to Simon he gave the name Peter. _Though all Christians must be living _stones _(354), of the spiritual temple, yet Christ gave this name peculiarly to Simon, according to the measure of grace which he intended to bestow upon him. This is not inconsistent with the shameful weakness wh... [ Continue Reading ]
Mark 3:20._And they come into the house. Mark _undoubtedly takes in a somewhat extended period of time, when he passes from the miracles to that wicked conspiracy which the relatives of Christ formed with each other, to bind him as if he had been a _madman. Matthew _and _Luke _mention not more than... [ Continue Reading ]