Mark 3:13-4:34 NIV

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:1-35

SECTION 1. The Establishment of His Ministry (1:1-3:35). This section commences with Jesus’ emergence from the wilderness as the Spirit anointed King and Servant (Isaiah 11:1-4; Isaiah 42:1-4; Isaiah 61:1-3) Who is God’s beloved Son (Mark 1:11), continues with His initial revelation of Himself as introducing the Kingly Rule of God (Mark 1:15), and as consequently doing mighty works in God’s Name, includes the idea of the formation of a group of disciples who are to extend His ministry (Mark... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:7-21

Amazing Success Brings Fervent Opposition From His Family And Friends (3:7-21). Jesus’ success expands as He continues to build up His forces for the proclamation of the truth and against the powers of evil, although it is at some personal cost and results in those who have known Him from the past deciding that He needs brining under control. Analysis. a And Jesus with His disciples withdrew to the sea, and a great crowd from Galilee followed, and from Judaea, and from Jerusalem, and from... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:7-35

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 ministry of Jesus. 'b7 The appointing of the twelve. 'b7 The opposition of His family and acquaintances. 'b7 The growing opposition of the leading Pharisees and the controversy with them over the casting out of evil spirits. 'b7 Jesus’ rebuking of Mary and His brothers accompanied by the... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-15

‘And he goes up into the mountain and calls to him those whom he himself would, and they went to him. And he appointed twelve that they might be with him, and that he might send them out to preach and to have authority to cast out devils.’ The going into the mountain was probably in order to escape the crowds. The mountain was clearly well known to the source of the material. He thinks of it as ‘the mountain’. And normally when Jesus goes into a mountain it is either in order to teach those... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-19

The Appointing of the Twelve (3:13-19a). Having begun in Mark 1:16-39 with the calling of the Four, followed by His teaching, His dealings with unclean spirits and those who were diseased, and the gathering of the great crowds, Mark now in Mark 3:7-19 reverses the order. Here we have begun with the great crowds, and have moved on to the healing of the diseased, the response of the unclean spirits, and the appointment of the Twelve. (In between are the testimonies to what Jesus has come to do... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-19

Mark 3:13-Psalms : . The Appointment of the Twelve.— That Jesus associated with Himself an inner circle of twelve men is not open to reasonable question. If the number twelve be mythical, it must be suggested by the twelve tribes of Israel. The fact that His own ministry was confined to Israel, makes it natural for Jesus Himself to have acted on the suggestion. To trace the number, with the exponents of the Christ-myth, to the signs of the Zodiac, or the twelve apostles of the Jewish... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Mark 3:13-15

We have this piece of history, or rather something to which it relates, both in Matthew and in Luke, only Mark hath this peculiar to himself, that our Saviour did this upon a mountain. It is the opinion of Bucer, that this was the mountain at the foot of which he preached the sermon largely recorded, Matthew 5:1-7:29, and (as some judge) more shortly by Luke 6:17-45; he thinketh the multitude here mentioned is the same with that mentioned Matthew 4:25, and Luke 3:7, and that our Saviour did not... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Mark 3:13-19

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTESMark 3:14. Ordained.—Made, or set apart. The twelve were now singled out for closer attendance upon Him, and special instruction in His method of work. Their solemn “ordination” came afterwards (John 20:21-22). Twelve.—“The number twelve symbolises perfection and universality. Three indicates what is Divine; four, created things. Three multiplied by four gives twelve, the number of those who were to go forth as apostles into the four quarters of the world—called to... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 3:1-35

Chapter 3And 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; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 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. And when he had looked round about on them with anger,... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 3:1-35

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 would follow. Therefore, like the ancient scripture characters, Abraham, Moses, Samuel, David, and the later prophets, they had no hand in their call and elevation. The Lord drew his workmen from the treasures of his providence. “He counted me faithful,” says Paul, “putting me into the ministry.”... read more

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:1-35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:7-21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:7-35

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-15

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-19

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Mark 3:13-19

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Mark 3:13-15

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Mark 3:13-19

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Mark 3:1-35

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Mark 3:1-35

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