See Poole on "Mark 3:6"
Unclean spirits - Persons who were possessed of evil spirits. Thou art the Son of God - The Son of God, by way of eminence. In this place it...
An editorial paragraph descriptive of the new development in the ministry. It is made up of popular generalizations, from which we gather that Jesus...
charged. Under penalty. not . Greek. me . App-105. known . manifest. Greek. phaneros. See App-106.
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.
He straitly charged them— He strictly, &c. πολλα επετιμα αυτοις; which seems to imply a strictness of charge, with some appearance of severit...
And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 12...
Choice of the Twelve 1-6. The withered hand ( Matthew 12:9 ; Luke 6:6 ). See on Mt.
Withdrawal of Jesus. Multitudes healed. See on Matthew 12:15-17 . St. Mark's account is much fuller. Observe here ( a ) the extraordinary sensatio...
CHAPTER 3:7-19 ( Mark 3:7-19 ) THE CHOICE OF THE TWELVE "And Jesus with His disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee fol...
the Lord of the Sabbath Mark 2:23-28 ; Mark 3:1-19 The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ...
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 abo...
(7) But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, (8) And from Jerusalem...
And he straitly charged them ,.... Or vehemently rebuked them, as the Syriac and Arabic versions render it; or threatened them much and vehemently,...
And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known. Ver. 12. See Trapp on " Mat 12:16 "
And the Pharisees went forth , &c. From Matthew's observing that they held a council against him , it seems probable that those of them, with t...
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...
The Withered Hand Restored; Multitudes Healed. 1 And he entered again into the sy...
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 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...
‘And the unclean spirits, whenever they beheld him, fell down before him and cried out saying, “You are the Son of God”. And he strongly charged them...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 3:7 . Mark several times notes the Saviour’s seasons of retirement from public notice, either (as in this inst...
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 fir...
That they should not make Him known. The art to conceal good deeds It is the art of art to hide art, and the glory of glory to conceal glory. I...
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...
Miracles of healing:
And He straitly charged them that they should not make Him known. So great were the crowds that came to the seaside to see Jesus that He was oblig...
Acts 16:18 ; Mark 1:25 ; Mark 1:34 ; Matthew 12:16
He charged them not to make him known — It was not the time: nor were they fit preachers.
12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.