Mark 3:6. With the Herodians. Mark alone mentions this fact. The Herodians were the court party, the adherents of the Herods. As friends of the Romans they were the political antagonists of the Pharisees.

Held a consultation. ‘Took counsel' is too indefinite; ‘held a council' implies a formal, legal assembly. Hatred of the truth produced this strange alliance. The Pharisees were ‘filled with madness' (Luke), and would seek the support of those who could help them in their purpose, as they afterwards did that of Pilate. Dislike of John the Baptist may have made the Herodians hostile to Jesus also. ‘Hierarchs and despots are necessary to each other,' and combine against Christ.

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