Mark 3:17-35 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:20

And the multitude coming together again ,.... Either the multitude that were about the door of this house; insomuch that there was no room about, nor any coming near it, Mark 2:2 , or the multitude that came from different parts, and had thronged about him at the sea side, before he went up into the mountain: these understanding that he was come down from thence, and was returned to Capernaum, and was at Simon's house, flocked thither, in great numbers, to see his person, hear his... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:21

When his friends heard of it ,.... Not his spiritual friends, his disciples and followers, that believed in him; but his kinsmen, as the Syriac and Ethiopic versions render the words, who were so according to the flesh; when they heard where he was, and what a crowd was about him, so that he could not so much as take the necessaries of life for his refreshment and support, they went out to lay hold on him : either out of their houses at Capernaum, or they went forth from Nazareth, where... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:22

And the Scribes which came down from Jerusalem ,.... Or, "but the Scribes", &c.; who had an aversion to Christ, and a different opinion of him: these were they, who having heard much of the doctrine and miracles of Christ, came down from Jerusalem, which lay in the upper, and higher part of the land of Israel, into Galilee, a low country, to make their observations upon him; and take every advantage they could against him, being men, in their way, letter learned, and artful, and cunning:... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:23

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, and proverbial expressions, as the following seem to be, how can Satan cast out Satan ? or one devil cast out another? how unreasonable is it to suppose it? can it ever be thought that such, whose interest it is to unite, would ever oppose and dispossess one another? if therefore, as if... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:24

And if a kingdom be divided against itself ,.... Any of the kingdoms of this world, and the kingdom of "Satan": that kingdom cannot stand : not long; its internal broils and divisions will, soon bring it to desolation; See Gill on Matthew 12:25 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:25

And if a house be divided against itself ,.... Any family, small or great, that house cannot stand ; its contentions and discords will soon bring it down from a comfortable and flourishing situation, to a very distressed one; See Gill on Matthew 12:25 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:26

And if Satan rise up against himself ,.... As he must do in such a case as this, if devils are cast out by Beelzebub, the prince of devils: and be divided ; one devil against another, as the above calumny supposes; he cannot stand, but hath an end : his kingdom cannot stand long, but must soon come to an end; his power and authority will soon be destroyed, both over his own species, and among men; See Gill on Matthew 12:26 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:27

No man can enter into a strong man's house ,.... This is properly a parable; the other seem to be proverbs, or sayings, that were commonly used to show the ill consequences of discords, factions, and divisions, as is explained in the note on See Gill on Matthew 12:29 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:28

Verily I say unto you ,.... The Scribes and Pharisees, who had not only blasphemed him, but the Spirit of God also: all sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme ; God; or the Son of God, angels, and men, and that through the blood of Christ, and when brought to a sense of the evil of them; for though pardon is procured before, it is not applied till then; See Gill on Matthew 12:31 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:29

But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost ,.... Against his person, and the works performed by him, by ascribing them to diabolical power and influence, as the Scribes did, hath never forgiveness : there is no pardon provided in the covenant of grace, nor obtained by the blood of Christ for such persons, or ever applied to them by the Spirit; but is in danger of eternal damnation . The Vulgate Latin reads it, and so it is read in an ancient copy of Beza's, guilty of an... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Mark 3:29

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