Mark 3:25

3:22-30 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; therefore Satan could not support such a design. Christ gave an awful warning against speaking such dangerous words. It is true the gospel promises, because Christ has purchased, forgiveness for the greatest sins and sinners; but by this sin, they would oppose the gifts of the Holy Ghost after Christ's ascension. Such is the enmity of the heart, that unconverted men pretend believers are doing Satan's work, when sinners are brought to repentance and newness of life.

And the scribes ... - See the notes at Matthew 12:24-32 . 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, charged him with having made a compact or agreement with the prince of the devils.

Secondly, Go4's Intcrcfi in his People, a-nd p eth that God would remember chat : T/v i rebuke thee, O Satan ; the l^rd that bath ch Jcrufalem, rebuki thee. True, the Church, Saints are difpicable iii the World, wherefore I do think to tread them down: The Saints alfo weak in Grace, but have Corruptions are ftrong, and therefore Satan, the God of World, doth think to tread them down ; but Saints have a God, the. Living, the Eternal C and therefore (hall net be trodden down, yea,' /hail he holden up, for God is able to muk? t Jiand, Rom. 14. 4. It was Haman\ Mifhap to be engag'd aga the duecn, and the Kindred of the Queen, 't that made him be could not profper, that broi him rp Contempt and the Gallows ; had be foi: to ruin another People, probably he might h brought bis Deftgn to a defir'd Conclufion, his compajjing the Death of the Queen fpoiPd 5^rfln aJfo, when he fighteth againft the Chu: >tf l^ litre fo come to ihc yio\ft^ fot Goi. ^ ofjcfus Chrift. 5 i

Firft, He pleads againft him the vfell-f leafed, that his Father has in his Merits, faying, Tbnfl fleafe ihe Lord ; or this doth or wiU pleaie the L better than any thing that can be propound Vfal. 69. 31. Now this Plea being true, as it being eftabliftiM upon the liking of God Alitiij ty, whatever Satan can fay to obtain our Ev laftiBg Deftrudion, is without ground, and fo 1 reafonaUe. lam well pleafed, faith God,M^i^3. •and again. The Lord i§ wll flenfed fjr f/yc] Qhfi^ I^ohteouf}ieJifake,.Ut.^Z.ii. All that enter Ai ons againft others, pretend that Wrong is done thcr againft themfelves, or againft the King. N( Satan will never enter an Adion againft us in i Court ahvff, for that Wrong by us his been do rohjmfelf, be muft pretend then, that he fues fjr iHt Wrong has by us bjttv dotve to our Kir of Jefiis Chrlft. 2 j plead be removed into any other Court, either \ Appeals or otherwife.

[Reformed Biblical] {q} "He hath Beelzebub" Matthew 9:34; 10:25; 12:24; Luke 11:15; John 7:20 John 8:48,52. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 23 Verse 23. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 24 Verse 24. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 25 Verse 25. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 26 Verse 26. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 27 Verse 27. No Barnes text on this verse. {r} "No man" Isaiah 49:24,26; 61:1; Matthew 12:29 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 28 Verse 28. No Barnes text on this verse. {s} "All sins" Matthew 12:31; Luke 12:10 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 29 Verse 29. No Barnes text on this verse. {t} "Holy Ghost" Hebrews 10:29 ## . ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 30 Verse 30. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 31 Verse 31. See Barnes "Matthew 12:46-50". {u} "There came" Matthew 12:46-48; Luke 8:19-21 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 32 Verse 32. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 33 Verse 33. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 34 Verse 34. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 35 Verse 35. No Barnes text on this verse.

[Reformed Biblical] h} "him known" Mr 1:25,34 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 13 Verse 13. For an account of the appointment of the apostles, see Matthew 10:1-4. And calleth unto him whom he would. Those whom he chose; whom he was about to appoint to the apostleship. {i} "And he goeth" Matthew 10:1 {k} "he would" Mr 1:25,34 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 14 Verse 14. He ordained twelve. The word rendered ordained, here, does not express our notion of ordination to the ministry. It means, literally, "he made," or he appointed twelve to be with him. Twelve. The reason why twelve were chosen was, probably, that such a number would be deemed competent witnesses of what they saw; that so many could not be supposed to be imposed upon; that they could not be easily charged with being excited by sympathy, or being deluded, as a multitude might; and that, being destined to go into all the world, a considerable number seemed indispensable. Perhaps, also, there was some reference to the fact that twelve was the number of the tribes of Israel. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 15 Verse 15. No Barnes text on this verse. ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 16 Verse 16. No Barnes text on this verse. {l} "Simon" John 1:42 ## THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK - Chapter 3 - Verse 17 ## Verse 17. Boanerges . This word is made up of two Hebrew words, signifying sons of thunder ;

In this view the expression occurs thirty-four times, viz: St. Matt. vi. 33; xii. 28; xiii. 38; xix. 24; xxi. 31; St. Mark i. 14; x. 20; xii. 31; xvii. 20, 21; xviii. 17, 24, 25, 29; St. John iii. 3; Acts i. 3; viii. 12; xx. 25; xxviii. 31; Rom. xiv. 17; 1 Cor. iv. 20; Col. As in the following seventeen passages, viz.: St. Matt. iii. 2; iv. 17, 23; v. 3, 10; ix. 35; x. 7; St. Mark i. 15; xi. 10; St. Luke viii. 1; ix. 2; xvi. 16; xix. 12, 15; Acts i. 3; xxviii. 23; Rev. i. 9. As in the following eleven passages: St. Matt. xi. 11; xiii. 41; xvi. 19; xviii. 1; xxi. 43; xxiii. 13; St. Luke vii. 28; St. John iii. 5; Acts i. 3; Col. i. 13; Rev. i. 9. As in the following twenty-four passages: St. Matt. xi. 12; xxv. 1, 14; St. Mark iv. 11, 26, 30; St. Luke viii. 10; ix. 62; xiii. 18, 20; Acts i. 3; Rev. i. 9. As in the following twelve passages: St. Mark xvi. 28; St. Mark ix. 1; xv. 43; St. Luke ix. 27; xix. 11; xxi. 31; xxii. 16, 18; Acts i. 3; 2 Tim. iv. 1; Heb. xii. 28; Rev. i. 9. As in the following thirty-one passages: St. Matt. v. 19, 20; vii. 21; viii. 11; xiii. 43; xviii. 3; xxv. 34; xxvi. 29; St. Mark ix. 47; x. 14; xiv. 25; St. Luke vi. 20; xii. 32; xiii. 28, 29; xiv. 15; xviii. 16; xxii. 29; Acts i. 3; xiv. 22; 1 Cor. vi. 9, 10; xv. 24, 50; Gal. v. 21; Eph. v. 5; 2 Thess. i. 5; St. James ii. 5; 2 Peter i. 11; Rev. i. 9; xii. 10. The term repentance' includes faith in Christ, as in St. Luke xxiv. 47; Acts v. 31. iii. 18.