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Mark 3

Introduction

1  Christ heals the withered hand,
10  and many other infirmities;
11  rebukes the unclean spirit;
13  chooses his twelve apostles;
22  convinces the blasphemy of casting out devils by Beelzebub;
31  and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.
Verse 1

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
he entered
1:21, Matthew 12:9-14, Luke 6:6-11
withered
1 Kings 13:4, John 5:3
Verses 1-6

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
he entered
1:21, Matthew 12:9-14, Luke 6:6-11
withered
1 Kings 13:4, John 5:3
Verse 2

And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
Psalms 37:32, Isaiah 29:20,21, Jeremiah 20:10, Daniel 6:4, Luke 6:7, 11:53,54, 14:1, Luke 20:20, John 9:16
Verse 3

And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
he saith
Isaiah 42:4, Daniel 6:10, Luke 6:8, John 9:4, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Galatians 6:9, Philippians 1:14,28-30, 1 Peter 4:1
Stand forth
or, Arise, stand forth in the midst.
Verse 4

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
Is it
2:27,28, Hosea 6:6, Matthew 12:10-12, Luke 6:9, 13:13-17, 14:1-5
But
9:34
Verse 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 thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
with anger
With anger at their desperate malice and wickedness, and with commiseration for the calamities which they would thereby bring on themselves.
Luke 6:10, 13:15, Ephesians 4:26, Revelation 6:16
grieved
Genesis 6:6, Judges 10:16, Nehemiah 13:8, Psalms 95:10, Isaiah 63:9,10, Luke 19:40-44, Ephesians 4:30, Hebrews 3:10,17
hardness
or, blindness.
Isaiah 6:9,10, 42:18-20, 44:18-20, Matthew 13:14,15, Romans 11:7-10,25, 2 Corinthians 3:14, Ephesians 4:18
Stretch
1 Kings 13:6, Matthew 12:13, Luke 6:10, 17:14, John 5:8,9, 9:7, Hebrews 5:9
Verse 6

And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
Pharisees
Psalms 109:3,4, Matthew 12:14, Luke 6:11, 20:19,20, 22:2, John 11:53
Herodians
8:15, 12:13, Matthew 22:16
Verse 7

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
Jesus
Matthew 10:23, 12:15, Luke 6:12, John 10:39-41, 11:53,54, Acts 14:5,6, Acts 17:10,14
and a
Matthew 4:25, Luke 6:17
Galilee
1:39, Joshua 20:7, 21:32, Luke 23:5, John 7:41,52
Verses 7-12

But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
Jesus
Matthew 10:23, 12:15, Luke 6:12, John 10:39-41, 11:53,54, Acts 14:5,6, Acts 17:10,14
and a
Matthew 4:25, Luke 6:17
Galilee
1:39, Joshua 20:7, 21:32, Luke 23:5, John 7:41,52
Verse 8

And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.
Idumea
Isaiah 34:5, Ezekiel 35:15, 36:5, Malachi 1:2-4
Edom
beyond.
Numbers 32:33-38, Joshua 13:8-14
Tyre
7:24,31, Joshua 19:28,29, Psalms 45:12, 87:4, Isaiah 23:1-18, Ezekiel 26:1-28
Verse 9

And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.
because
5:30, John 6:15
Verse 10

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.
he had
Matthew 12:15, 14:14
pressed
or, rushed. touched.
5:27,28, 6:56, Matthew 14:36, Acts 5:15, 19:11,12
and many
5:29, Genesis 12:17, Numbers 11:33, Luke 7:2, Hebrews 12:6
Verse 11

And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
unclean
1:23,24, 5:5,6, Matthew 8:31, Luke 4:41, Acts 16:17, 19:13-17, James 2:19
the Son
1:1, Matthew 4:3,6, 8:29, 14:33, Luke 8:28
Verse 12

And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
1:25,34, Matthew 12:16, Acts 16:18
Verse 13

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Matthew 10:1-4, Luke 6:12-16
Verses 13-19

And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.
Matthew 10:1-4, Luke 6:12-16
Verse 14

And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,
he ordained
John 15:16, Acts 1:24,25, Galatians 1:1,15-20
and
Luke 9:1-6, 10:1-11, 24:47, Acts 1:8
Verse 16

And Simon he surnamed Peter;
Simon
1:16, Matthew 16:16-18, John 1:42, 1 Corinthians 1:12, 3:22, 9:5, Galatians 2:7-9
Cephas
2 Peter 1:1
Verse 17

And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:
James
1:19,20, 5:37, 9:2, 10:35, 14:33, John 21:2,20-25, Acts 12:1
he surnamed
Isaiah 58:1, Jeremiah 23:29, Hebrews 4:12, Revelation 10:11
Verse 18

And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,
Andrew
John 1:40, 6:8, 12:21,22, Acts 1:13
Philip
John 1:43-45, 6:5-7, 14:8,9
Bartholomew
Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:14, Acts 1:13
Matthew
2:14, Matthew 9:9, Luke 5:27-29
Levi
Luke 6:15
Thomas
John 11:16, 20:24-29, 21:2, Acts 1:13
James
6:3, Matthew 10:3, 13:55, Luke 6:15, Acts 15:13, 21:18, 1 Corinthians 9:5, 15:7, Galatians 1:19, Galatians 2:9, James 1:1
Alphaeus
2:14
Thaddaeus
Matthew 10:3, Luke 6:16, John 14:22, Acts 1:13
Judas the brother of James
Jude 1:1
Simon
Matthew 10:4, Luke 6:15, Acts 1:13
Simon Zelotes
Canaanite. [Kananites] so called, not from being a native of Canaan, [Chanaan] which would have been [Chananaos] but from the Hebrew Kana, to be zealous, whence he is called in Greek [Zelotes] Zelotes, or the Zealot, from [zeloo] to be zealous.
Verse 19

And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.
Judas
Matthew 26:14-16,47, 27:3-5, John 6:64,71, 12:4-6, 13:2,26-30, Acts 1:16-25
into an house
or, home.
Verse 20

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
so that
9, 6:31, Luke 6:17, John 4:31-34
Verses 20-30

And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.
so that
9, 6:31, Luke 6:17, John 4:31-34
Verse 21

And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
when
Some render, "And they who were with him (in the house, ver. 19,) hearing (the noise) went out to restrain, ([ochlos] the multitude,) for they said, It (the mob) is mad." This, however, is contrary to all the versions; and appears an unnatural construction.
friends
or, kinsmen.
31, John 7:3-10
He is
2 Kings 9:11, Jeremiah 29:26, Hosea 9:7, John 10:20, Acts 26:24, 2 Corinthians 5:13
Verse 22

And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.
which
7:1, Matthew 15:1, Luke 5:17
He hath
Psalms 22:6, Matthew 9:34, 10:25, 12:24, Luke 11:15, John 7:20, 8:48,52, 10:22
Verse 23

And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
in parables
Psalms 49:4, Matthew 13:34
How
Matthew 12:25-30, Luke 11:17-23
Verse 24

And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.
Judges 9:23-57, 12:1-6, 2 Samuel 20:1,6, 1 Kings 12:16-20, Isaiah 9:20,21, 19:2,3, Ezekiel 37:22, Zechariah 11:14, John 17:21, 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, Ephesians 4:3-6
Verse 25

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Genesis 13:7,8, 37:4, Psalms 133:1, Galatians 5:15, James 3:16
Verse 27

No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.
Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 27:1, 49:24-26, 53:12, 61:1, Matthew 12:29, Luke 10:17-20, Luke 11:21-23, John 12:31, Romans 16:20, Ephesians 6:10-13, Colossians 2:15, Hebrews 2:14, 1 John 3:8, 4:4, Revelation 12:7-9, 20:1-3
Verse 28

Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:
Matthew 12:31,32, Luke 12:10, Hebrews 6:4-8, 10:26-31, 1 John 5:16
Verse 29

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:
but is
12:40, Matthew 25:46, 2 Thessalonians 1:9, Jude 1:7,13
Verse 30

Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
22, John 10:20
Verse 31

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Matthew 12:46-48, Luke 8:19-21
Verses 31-35

There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.
Matthew 12:46-48, Luke 8:19-21
Verse 33

And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?
Who
Deuteronomy 33:9, Luke 2:49, John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 5:16
or
21, 6:3, John 7:3-5
Verse 34

And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
Behold
Psalms 22:22, Song of Solomon 4:9,10, 5:1,2, Matthew 12:49,50, 25:40-45, 28:10, Luke 11:27,28, John 20:17, Romans 8:29, Hebrews 2:11,12
Verse 35

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
do
Matthew 7:21, John 7:17, James 1:25, 1 John 2:17, 3:22,23

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