Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Mark 3:31
There came then his (q) brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
(q) By the name "brother" the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and blood.
There came then his (q) brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
(q) By the name "brother" the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and blood.
Verse Mark 3:31. _HIS BRETHREN AND HIS MOTHER_] Or rather, _his mother_ _and his brethren_. This is the arrangement of the best and most ancient MSS.; and this clause, και αἱ αδελφαι σου, _and thy_...
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...
HIS BRETHREN AND HIS MOTHER: i.e. the kinsfolk of Mark 3:21. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6), in verses: Mark 3:31. WITHOUT. That they might more easily seize Him (Mark 3:21)....
His Mother and His Brethren come to Him 31. _his brethren_ Their names, James, Joses, Simon, Judas, are given in Matthew 13:55 and Mark 6:3. Some understand them to have been His literal "brethren,...
ΚΑῚ ἜΡΧΟΝΤΑΙ. Mk has his historic pres.; Mt. and Lk. have past tenses. It is possible that ἔρχονται, arrival at destination, is meant to correspond with ἐξῆλθον, departure from home, in Mark 3:21. Nei...
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....
ΈΞΩ (G1854) снаружи. Это противопоставление по отношению к тем, кто сидел вокруг Него (Guelich). ΣΤΉΚΟΝΤΕΣ _praes. act. part. (adj.) от_ ΣΤΉΚΩ (G4739), образуется из формы perf. _от_'ΊΣΤΗΜΙ стоять (B...
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...
HIS MOTHER AND HIS BRETHREN (Matthew 12:46; Luke 8:19). See on Mt, and on Mark 3:21....
CHOICE OF THE TWELVE 1-6. The withered hand (Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6). See on Mt....
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....
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)....
ἔρχονται, even without the οὖν following in T. R., naturally points back to Mark 3:21. The evangelist resumes the story about Christ's friends, interrupted by the encounter with the scribes (so Grotiu...
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...
THERE CAME THEN HIS BRETHREN AND HIS MOTHER,.... At the same time he was speaking to the Scribes, who seem to be different persons from his friends and kinsmen, Mark 3:21, AND STANDING WITHOUT; for C...
There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him. Ver. 31. _Then came his brethren_] Here the Evangelist returneth to the history he had begun to set for...
_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....
THERE CAME THEN HIS BRETHREN AND HIS MOTHER, AND, STANDING WITHOUT, SENT UNTO HIM, CALLING HIM....
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...
Ver. 31-35. See Poole on "Matthew 12:46", and following verses to MATTHEW 12:50....
Mark 3:31 Then G3767 His G846 brothers G80 and G2532 mother G3384 came G2064 (G5736) and G2532 standing...
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...
‘And there come his mother and his brothers, and standing outside they sent to him, calling for him.' Earlier the crowds had come to Jesus (Mark 3:8). And now His relatives had come. But what a differ...
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...
STANDING WITHOUT (εξω στηκοντες). A late present from the perfect εστηκα. Pathetic picture of the mother and brothers standing on the outside of the house thinking that Jesus inside is beside himse...
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...
THEN JESUS' MOTHER AND BROTHERS ARRIVED. These "brothers" were the sons of Mary, and "half-brothers" to Jesus. See notes on Matthew 13:55....
_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...
Luke 8:19; Matthew 12:46...
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...
Then come 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 design o...
Observe here, 1. The truth and verity of Christ's human nature; he had affinity and consanguinity with men, persons near in blood to him by the mother's side, called here his brethren; that is, his ki...