John Trapp Complete Commentary
Mark 3:23
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Ver. 23. See Trapp on " Mat 12:25 " See Trapp on " Mat 12:26 "
And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Ver. 23. See Trapp on " Mat 12:25 " See Trapp on " Mat 12:26 "
AND THE SCRIBES ... - See the notes at Matthew 12:24. The occasion of their saying this was, that he had healed a man possessed with a devil. The scribes, who came from Jerusalem to watch his conduct,...
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)...
The experts in the law from Jerusalem came down. They said, "He has Beelzebub on his side." They said, "It is by the ruler of the demons that he casts out the demons." Jesus called them and spoke to t...
SAID. began saying. IN. Greek. _en._ App-104....
_How can Satan cast out Satan?_ Using an irresistible _argumentum ad hominem_He shews them the absurdity of supposing that Satan could be his own enemy. If neither kingdom, nor city (Matthew 12:25), n...
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΎΣ. The hostile Scribes were so far off that He had to summon them in order to address them. This shows that they had made this monstrous charge behind His back, when He was too f...
Ver 23. And He called them unto Him, and said unto them in parables, "How can Satan cast out Satan? 24. And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25. And if a house be div...
_JESUS AND THE RULER OF DEMONS MARK 3:20-30:_ When Jesus went home the crowd gathered again. There was not even an opportunity for Jesus to eat. Sadly when Jesus' own family heard what He was doing th...
ΠΡΟΣΚΑΛΕΣΆΜΕΝΟΣ _aor. med. (dep.) part., см._ Mark 3:13....
B. OPPOSITION 3:20-27 (1) From Friends 3:20-21 _TEXT 3:20-21_ And he cometh into a house. And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends...
And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 12:22, and at Luke 11:21....
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....
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...
(22-30) HE HATH BEELZEBUB. — See Notes on Matthew 12:24....
SAID UNTO THEM IN PARABLES. — The word is used in its wider sense, as including any form of argument from analogy more or less figurative. As in most reports of discourses as distinct from facts, St....
CHAPTER 3:20-27 (MARK 3:20) CHRIST AND BEELZEBUB "And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends heard it, they went out to lay hold on Him...
προσκαλεσάμενος : Jesus, not overawed by the Jerusalem authorities, invites them to come within talking distance, that He may reason the matter with them. ἐν παραβολαῖς, in figures: kingdom, house, pl...
_Pharisaic theory as to the cures of demoniacs wrought by Jesus_ (Matthew 12:22-37; Luke 11:17-23)....
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...
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN (BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY GHOST) Mark 3:20-30; Matthew 12:22-37; & Luke 11:14-23. Mark: “And they come into the house; and again a multitude comes together, so that they are not
(22) And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince, of the devils casteth he out devils. (23) And he called them _unto him,_ and said unto them in parables,...
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 HE CALLED THEM UNTO HIM,.... The Jerusalem Scribes, to come nearer to him, and attend to what he had to say in defence of his character and miracles: AND SAID UNTO THEM IN PARABLES: similitudes,...
Casting out devils by Beelzebub. Matthew 12:24-30....
AND HE CALLED THEM UNTO HIM, AND SAID UNTO THEM IN PARABLES, HOW CAN SATAN CAST OUT SATAN?...
DISCOURSE ON THE CASTING OUT OF DEVILS. The pharisaic theory and the defense of Jesus:...
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...
22-30 It was plain that the doctrine of Christ had a direct tendency to break the devil's power; and it was as plain, that casting of him out of the bodies of people, confirmed that doctrine; therefo...
SEE POOLE ON "MARK 3:22...
Archelaus Acts of the Disputation with the Heresiarch Manes then without doubt you give the proof that he comes of a good nature. And if, again, all these are also evil, how can Satan then cast out S...
Mark 3:23 So G2532 called G4341 (G5666) them G846 said G3004 (G5707) them G846 in G1722 parables...
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...
THE SCRIBES FROM JERUSALEM AND THE BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT (3:22-30). By now Jesus had attracted the attention not only of the local Scribes but of the great Doctors from Jerusalem. They had...
‘And he called them to him and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself,...
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...
Mark 3:22-30. See notes on Matthew 12:23-32....
IN PARABLES (εν παραβολαις). In crisp pungent thrusts that exposed the inconsistencies of the scribes and Pharisees. See on Mark 3:13 for discussion of the wordPARABLE (παραβολη, placing beside fo...
Mark 3:22 Christ now encounters open hostility in addition to friendly, though mischievous remonstrance. A theory of explanation was proposed by the scribes. Christ's answer to that theory shows (1) t...
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...
_And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub._ SCRIBES-A LITERAL KNOWLEDGE OF SCRIPTURE VAIN These men were learned in the law of Moses, having great knowledge and skill in...
RELIGIOUS LEADERS ACCUSE JESUS OF BEING UNDER SATAN'S POWER MATTHEW 12:24-37; MARK 3:20-30; LUKE 11:15-23; MATTHEW 12:24 But w
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 3:21. His friends.—His kinsfolk or near relatives. BESIDE HIMSELF.—In an ecstatic state. They thought He was carried away by His zeal and devotion beyond all self...
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 11:17; Matthew 12:25; Matthew 13:34; Psalms 49:4...
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...