Chapter 3:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matthew Luke
Mark 3
Concise Complete
The withered hand healed. (1-5) The people
resort to Christ. (6-12) The apostles called. (13-21) The
blasphemy of the scribes. (22-30) Christ's relatives. (31-35)
Verses 1-5
This man's case was piteous; he had a withered hand, which
disabled him from working for his living; and those that are so,
are the most proper objects of charity. Let those be helped that
cannot help themselves. But stubborn infidels, when they can say
nothing against the truth, yet will not yield. We hear what is
said amiss, and see what is done amiss; but Christ looks at the
root of bitterness in the heart, the blindness and hardness of
that, and is grieved. Let hard-hearted sinners tremble to think
of the anger with which he will look upon them shortly, when the
day of his wrath comes. The great healing day now is the sabbath,
and the healing place the house of prayer; but the healing power
is of Christ. The gospel command is like that recorded here:
though our hands are withered, yet, if we will not stretch them
out, it is our own fault that we are not healed. But if we are
healed, Christ, his power and grace, must have all the glory.
Verses 6-12
All our sicknesses and calamities spring from the anger of God
against our sins. Their removal, or the making them blessings to
us, was purchased to us by the blood of Christ. But the plagues
and diseases of our souls, of our hearts, are chiefly to be
dreaded; and He can heal them also by a word. May more and more
press to Christ to be healed of these plagues, and to be
delivered from the enemies of their souls.
Verses
13-21 Christ calls whom he will; for his grace is his own. He
had called the apostles to separate themselves from the crowd,
and they came unto him. He now gave them power to heal sicknesses,
and to cast out devils. May the Lord send forth more and more of
those who have been with him, and have learned of him to preach
his gospel, to be instruments in his blessed work. Those whose
hearts are enlarged in the work of God, can easily bear with what
is inconvenient to themselves, and will rather lose a meal than
an opportunity of doing good. Those who go on with zeal in the
work of God, must expect hinderances, both from the hatred of
enemies, and mistaken affections of friends, and need to guard
against both.
Verses
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.
Verses
31-35 It is a great comfort to all true Christians, that they
are dearer to Christ than mother, brother, or sister as such,
merely as relations in the flesh would have been, even had they
been holy. Blessed be God, this great and gracious privilege is
ours even now; for though Christ's bodily presence cannot be
enjoyed by us, his spiritual presence is not denied us.
Chapter 3:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Johnson
| Lightfoot
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| McGarvey Pendleton
| McGee
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Matthew Luke
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
