Read Scripture In A Year: August 8

(1Ki 2:1) Then the dayes of Dauid drewe neere that he should die, and hee charged Salomon his sonne, saying,

(1Ki 2:2) I go the way of all the earth: be strong therefore, and shew thy selfe a man,

(Notes Reference) I go the (a) way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man;

(a) I am ready to die as all men must.

(1Ki 2:3) And take heede to the charge of the Lord thy God, to walke in his wayes, and keepe his statutes, and his commandements, and his iudgements, and his testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and in euery thing whereunto thou turnest thee,

(Notes Reference) And keep the (b) charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

(b) He shows how hard it is to govern and that no one can do it well except he obey God.

(1Ki 2:4) That the Lord may confirme his worde which hee spake vnto me, saying, If thy sonnes take heede to their way, that they walke before me in trueth, with all their hearts, and with all their soules, thou shalt not (sayd he) want one of thy posteritie vpon the throne of Israel.

(Notes Reference) That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in (c) truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

(1Ki 2:5) Thou knowest also what Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captaines of the hostes of Israel, vnto Abner the sonne of Ner, and vnto Amasa the sonne of Iether: whome he slewe, and shed blood of battell in peace, and put the blood of warre vpon his girdle that was about his loynes, and in his shooes that were on his feete.

(Notes Reference) Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, [and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and (d) shed the blood of war in peace, and (e) put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins, and in his shoes that [were] on his feet.

(d) He shed his blood in time of peace, as if there had been war.

(e) He put the bloody sword into his sheath.

(1Ki 2:6) Doe therefore according to thy wisdome, and let thou not his hoare head go downe to the graue in peace.

(1Ki 2:7) But shew kindnes vnto the sonnes of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among them that eate at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

(Notes Reference) But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: (f) for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

(f) That is, they dealt mercifully with me.

(1Ki 2:8) And beholde, with thee is Shimei the sonne of Gera, the sonne of Iemini, of Bahurim, which cursed mee with an horrible curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but hee came downe to meete me at Iorden, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not slay thee with the sword.

(1Ki 2:9) But thou shalt not count him innocent: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to doe vnto him: therefore thou shalt cause his hoare head to goe downe to the graue with blood.

(Notes Reference) Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with (g) blood.

(g) Let him be punished with death, see (1Ki 2:46).

(1Ki 2:10) So Dauid slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid.

(1Ki 2:11) And the dayes which Dauid reigned vpon Israel, were fourtie yeeres: seuen yeeres reigned he in Hebron, and thirtie and three yeeres reigned he in Ierusalem.

(1Ki 2:12) Then sate Salomon vpon the throne of Dauid his father, and his kingdome was stablished mightily.

(1Ki 2:13) And Adonijah the sonne of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Salomon: and she saide, Commest thou peaceably? And hee said, Yea.

(Notes Reference) And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, (h) Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.

(h) For she was afraid lest he would work treason against the king.

(1Ki 2:14) He said moreouer, I haue a sute vnto thee. And she sayd, Say on.

(1Ki 2:15) Then he said, Thou knowest that the kingdome was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reigne: howbeit the kingdome is turned away, and is my brothers: for it came to him by the Lord.

(Notes Reference) And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and [that] all Israel (i) set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.

(i) In sign of their favour and consent.

(1Ki 2:16) Nowe therefore I aske thee one request, refuse me not. And she said vnto him, Say on.

(1Ki 2:17) And he sayd, Speake, I pray thee, vnto Salomon ye King, (for he will not say thee nay) that he giue me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.

(1Ki 2:18) And Bath-sheba sayd, Well, I will speake for thee vnto the King.

(1Ki 2:19) Bath-sheba therefore went vnto King Salomon, to speake vnto him for Adonijah: and the King rose to meete her, and bowed himselfe vnto her, and sate downe on his throne: and he caused a seate to be set for the Kings mother, and she sate at his right hand.

(Notes Reference) Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and (k) bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.

(k) In token of reverence, and that others by his example might have her in greater honour.

(1Ki 2:20) Then she sayd, I desire a small request of thee, say me not nay. Then the King sayde vnto her, Aske on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

(1Ki 2:21) She sayd then, Let Abishag the Shunammite be giuen to Adonijah thy brother to wife.

(1Ki 2:22) But King Salomon answered and sayd vnto his mother, And why doest thou aske Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? aske for him the kingdome also: for he is mine elder brother, and hath for him both Abiathar the Priest, and Ioab the sonne of Zeruiah.

(Notes Reference) And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the (l) kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.

(l) Meaning, that if he would have granted Abishag, who was so dear to his father, he would later have aspired for the kingdom.

(1Ki 2:23) Then King Salomon sware by the Lord, saying, God doe so to me and more also, if Adoniiah hath not spoken this worde against his owne life.

(1Ki 2:24) Now therefore as ye Lord liueth, who hath established me, and set me on the throne of Dauid my father, who also hath made me an house, as he promised, Adoniiah shall surely die this day.

(1Ki 2:25) And King Salomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, and hee smote him that he dyed.

(1Ki 2:26) Then the King sayd vnto Abiathar the Priest, Go to Anathoth vnto thine owne fieldes: for thou art worthy of death: but I will not this day kill thee, because thou barest the Arke of the Lord God before Dauid my father, and because thou hast suffered in all, wherein my father hath bene afflicted.

(Notes Reference) And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou (m) barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.

(m) When he fled before Absalom, (2Sa 15:24).

(1Ki 2:27) So Salomon cast out Abiathar from being Priest vnto the Lord, that he might fulfill the wordes of the Lord, which he spake against the house of Eli in Shiloh.

(1Ki 2:28) Then tidings came to Ioab: (for Ioab had turned after Adoniiah, but he turned not after Absalom) and Ioab fled vnto the Tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the hornes of the altar.

(Notes Reference) Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had (n) turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

(n) He took Adonijah's part when he would have usurped the kingdom (1Ki 1:7).

(1Ki 2:29) And it was tolde king Salomon, that Ioab was fled vnto the Tabernacle of the Lord, and beholde, he is by the altar. Then Salomon sent Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada, saying, Goe, fall vpon him.

(Notes Reference) And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, [he is] by the (o) altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.

(o) Thinking to be saved by the holiness of the place.

(1Ki 2:30) And Benaiah came to the Tabernacle of the Lord, and sayd vnto him, Thus sayth the King, Come out. And he sayde, Nay, but I will die here. Then Benaiah brought the King worde againe, saying, Thus sayd Ioab, and thus he answered me.

(1Ki 2:31) And the King sayde vnto him, Doe as he hath sayd, and smite him, and bury him, that thou mayest take away the blood, which Ioab shed causelesse, from me and from the house of my father.

(Notes Reference) And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and (p) fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

(p) For it was lawful to take the wilful murderer from the altar, (Exo 21:14).

(1Ki 2:32) And the Lord shall bring his blood vpon his owne head: for he smote two men more righteous and better then he, and slew them with the sword, and my father Dauid knew not: to wit, Abner the sonne of Ner, captaine of the hoste of Israel, and Amasa the sonne of Iether captaine of the hoste of Iudah.

(1Ki 2:33) Their blood shall therefore returne vpon the head of Ioab, and on the head of his seede for euer: but vpon Dauid, and vpon his seede, and vpon his house, and vpon his throne shall there be peace for euer from the Lord.

(Notes Reference) Their blood shall therefore return upon the (q) head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

(q) Joab will be justly punished for the blood that he has cruelly shed.

(1Ki 2:34) So Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada went vp, and smote him, and slewe him, and he was buryed in his owne house in the wildernesse.

(1Ki 2:35) And the King put Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada in his roume ouer the hoste: and the King set Zadok the Priest in the roume of Abiathar.

(Notes Reference) And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the (r) priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.

(r) And so took the office of high priest from the house of Eli, and restored it to the house of Phinehas.

(1Ki 2:36) Afterwarde the King sent, and called Shimei, and sayde vnto him, Buylde thee an house in Ierusalem, and dwell there, and depart not thence any whither.

(1Ki 2:37) For that day that thou goest out, and passest ouer the riuer of Kidron, knowe assuredly, that thou shalt dye the death: thy blood shall be vpon thine owne head.

(1Ki 2:38) And Shimei sayd vnto the King, The thing is good: as my lord the King hath sayd, so wil thy seruant doe. So Shimei dwelt in Ierusalem many dayes.

(1Ki 2:39) And after three yeres two of the seruants of Shimei fled away vnto Achish sonne of Maachah King of Gath: and they tolde Shimei, saying, Behold, thy seruants be in Gath.

(Notes Reference) And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the (s) servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants [be] in Gath.

(s) Thus God appoints the ways and means to bring his just judgments on the wicked.

(1Ki 2:40) And Shimei arose, and sadled his asse, and went to Gath to Achish, to seeke his seruantes: and Shimei went, and brought his seruants from Gath.

(Notes Reference) And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and (t) Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.

(t) His covetous mind moved him to risk his life, rather than to lose the worldly profit he had by his servants.

(1Ki 2:41) And it was tolde Salomon, that Shimei had gone from Ierusalem to Gath, and was come againe.

(1Ki 2:42) And the King sent and called Shimei, and sayde vnto him, Did I not make thee to sweare by the Lord, and protested vnto thee, saying, That day that thou goest out, and walkest any whither, knowe assuredly that thou shalt dye the death? And thou saydest vnto mee, The thing is good, that I haue heard.

(1Ki 2:43) Why then hast thou not kept the othe of the Lord, and the commandement wherewith I charged thee?

(1Ki 2:44) The King sayde also to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickednes whereunto thine heart is priuie, that thou diddest to Dauid my father: the Lord therefore shall bring thy wickednesse vpon thine owne head.

(Notes Reference) The king said moreover to Shimei, (u) Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;

(u) For though you would deny it, your own conscience accuses you for reviling and doing wrong to my father, (2Sa 16:5).

(1Ki 2:45) And let King Salomon be blessed, and the throne of Dauid stablished before the Lord for euer.

(1Ki 2:46) So the King comanded Benaiah the sonne of Iehoiada: who went out and smote him that he dyed. And the kingdome was established in the hand of Salomon.

(Notes Reference) So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was (x) established in the hand of Solomon.

(x) Because all his enemies were destroyed.

Passage 2: Jeremiah 29

(Jer 29:1) Now these are the wordes of the booke that Ieremiah the Prophet sent from Ierusalem vnto the residue of the Elders which were caryed away captiues, and to the Priestes, and to the Prophets, and to all the people whome Nebuchad-nezzar had caried away captiue from Ierusalem to Babel:

(Notes Reference) Now these [are] the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to (a) the rest of the elders who were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon;

(a) For some died in the way.

(Jer 29:2) (After that Ieconiah the King, and the Queene, and the eunuches, the princes of Iudah, and of Ierusalem, and the workemen, and cunning men were departed from Ierusalem)

(Notes Reference) (After Jeconiah the king, and the (b) queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem;)

(b) Meaning Jeconiah's mother.

(Jer 29:3) By the hand of Elasah the sonne of Shaphan and Gemariah the sonne of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah King of Iudah sent vnto Babel to Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel) saying,

(Notes Reference) By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah (c) sent to Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying,

(Jer 29:4) Thus hath the Lord of hostes the God of Israel spoken vnto all that are caryed away captiues, whome I haue caused to be caryed away captiues from Ierusalem vnto Babel:

(Notes Reference) Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all that are carried away captives, whom I have (d) caused to be carried away from Jerusalem to Babylon;

(d) That is, the Lord whose work this was.

(Jer 29:5) Buylde you houses to dwell in, and plant you gardens, and eate the fruites of them.

(Jer 29:6) Take you wiues, and beget sonnes and daughters, and take wiues for your sonnes, and giue your daughters to husbands, that they may beare sonnes and daughters, that ye may bee increased there, and not diminished.

(Jer 29:7) And seeke the prosperitie of the citie, whither I haue caused you to be caried away captiues, and pray vnto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall you haue peace.

(Notes Reference) And seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captives, and (e) pray to the LORD for it: for in the peace of it ye shall have peace.

(e) The prophet does not speak this for the affection that he bore to the tyrant, but that they should pray for the common rest and quietness that their troubles might not be increased, and that they might with more patience and less grief wait for the time of their deliverance, which God had appointed most certain: for not only the Israelites but all the world yea and the insensible creatures would rejoice when these tyrants would be destroyed, as in (Isa 24:4).

(Jer 29:8) For thus saith the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, Let not your prophets, and your southsayers that bee among you, deceiue you, neither giue eare to your dreames, which you dreame.

(Jer 29:9) For they prophecie you a lie in my Name: I haue not sent them, saith the Lord.

(Jer 29:10) But thus saith the Lord, That after seuentie yeeres be accomplished at Babel, I will visite you, and performe my good promise toward you, and cause you to returne to this place.

(Jer 29:11) For I knowe the thoughtes, that I haue thought towards you, saith the Lord, euen the thoughtes of peace, and not of trouble, to giue you an ende, and your hope.

(Jer 29:12) Then shall you crie vnto mee, and ye shall go and pray vnto me, and I will heare you,

(Jer 29:13) And ye shall seeke mee and finde mee, because ye shall seeke mee with all your heart.

(Notes Reference) And ye shall seek me, and find [me], when ye shall search for me with all (f) your heart.

(f) When your oppression will be great, and your afflictions cause you to repent your disobedience and also when the seventy years of your captivity will be expired, (2Ch 36:22; Ezr 1:1; Jer 25:12; Dan 9:2).

(Jer 29:14) And I wil be found of you, saith the Lord, and I will turne away your captiuitie, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places, whither I haue cast you, saith the Lord, and will bring you againe vnto the place, whence I caused you to be caryed away captiue.

(Jer 29:15) Because ye haue sayd, The Lord hath raised vs vp Prophets in Babel,

(Notes Reference) Because ye have said, The LORD hath raised up for us (g) prophets in Babylon;

(g) As Ahab, Zedekiah and Shemaiah.

(Jer 29:16) Therefore thus saith the Lord of the King, that sitteth vpon the throne of Dauid, and of all the people, that dwell in this citie, your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captiuitie:

(Jer 29:17) Euen thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will sende vpon them the sworde, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figges, that cannot bee eaten, they are so naughtie.

(Notes Reference) Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the (h) sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile (i) figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

(h) By which he assures them that there will be no hope of returning before the appointed time.

(i) According to the comparison, (Jer 24:1-2).

(Jer 29:18) And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence: and I will make them a terror to all kingdomes of the earth, and a curse, and astonishment and an hissing, and a reproche among all the nations whither I haue cast them,

(Notes Reference) And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be (k) a curse, and an horror, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations where I have driven them:

(k) Read (Jer 26:6).

(Jer 29:19) Because they haue not hearde my words, saith the Lord, which I sent vnto them by my seruantes the Prophetes, rising vp earely, and sending them, but yee woulde not heare, saith the Lord.

(Notes Reference) Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the LORD, which I sent to them by my servants the prophets, (l) rising early and sending [them]; but ye would not hear, saith the LORD.

(l) Read (Jer 7:13, Jer 25:3, Jer 26:5).

(Jer 29:20) Heare ye therefore the word of the Lord all ye of the captiuitie, whome I haue sent from Ierusalem to Babel.

(Jer 29:21) Thus saith the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, of Ahab the sonne of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the sonne of Maaseiah, which prophecie lyes vnto you in my Name, Beholde, I will deliuer them into the hande of Nebuchad-nezzar King of Babel, and he shall slay them before your eyes.

(Jer 29:22) And al they of the captiuitie of Iudah, that are in Babel, shall take vp this curse against them, and say, The Lord make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whome the King of Babel burnt in the fire,

(Notes Reference) And concerning them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah who [are] in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted (m) in the fire;

(m) Because they gave the people hope of speedy returning.

(Jer 29:23) Because they haue committed vilenie in Israel, and haue committed adulterie with their neighbours wiues, and haue spoken lying words in my Name, which I haue not commanded them, euen I knowe it, and testifie it, saith the Lord.

(Notes Reference) Because they have committed (n) villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbour's wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and [am] a witness, saith the LORD.

(n) Which was adultery and falsifying the word of God.

(Jer 29:24) Thou shalt also speake to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,

(Jer 29:25) Thus speaketh the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, saying, Because thou hast sent letters in thy Name vnto all the people, that are at Ierusalem, and to Zephaniah the sonne of Maaseiah the Priest, and to all the Priests, saying,

(Jer 29:26) The Lord hath made thee Priest for Iehoiada the Priest, that yee should bee officers in the House of the Lord, for euery man that raueth and maketh himselfe a Prophet, to put him in prison and in the stockes.

(Notes Reference) The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of (o) Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man [that is] mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.

(o) Shemaiah the false prophet flatters Zephaniah the chief priest as though God had given him the spirit and zeal of Jehoiada to punish whoever trespassed against the word of God, of that he would have made Jeremiah one, calling him a raver and a false prophet.

(Jer 29:27) Nowe therefore why hast not thou reproued Ieremiah of Anathoth, which prophecieth vnto you?

(Jer 29:28) For, for this cause hee sent vnto vs in Babel, saying, This captiuitie is long: buyld houses to dwell in, and plant gardens, and eate the fruites of them.

(Jer 29:29) And Zephaniah the Priest red this letter in the eares of Ieremiah the Prophet.

(Jer 29:30) Then came the worde of the Lord vnto Ieremiah, saying,

(Jer 29:31) Send to all them of the captiuitie, saying, Thus saith the Lord of Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Because that Shemaiah hath prophecied vnto you, and I sent him not, and hee caused you to trust in a lye,

(Jer 29:32) Therefore thus saieth the Lord, Behold, I wil visite Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seede: hee shall not haue a man to dwell among this people, neither shall he beholde the good, that I will doe for my people, sayth the Lord, because he hath spoken rebelliously against the Lord.

(Notes Reference) Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man (p) to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.

(p) He and his seed will be destroyed so that none of them would see the blessing of this deliverance.

Passage 3: Mark 3

(Mar 3:1) And he entred againe into ye Synagogue, and there was a man which had a withered had.

(Notes Reference) And (1) he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a (a) withered hand.

(1) Thirdly, because they preferred the ceremonial law (which was but an addition to the moral law) before the moral law, whereas in reality they should have learned from this the true use of the ceremonial law.

(a) That is, unprofitable and dead.

(Mar 3:2) And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.

(Mar 3:3) Then he saide vnto the man which had the withered hand, Arise: stand forth in the middes.

(Mar 3:4) And he saide to them, Is it lawfull to doe a good deede on the Sabbath day, or to doe euil? to saue the life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

(Notes Reference) And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save (b) life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

(b) He uses here the figure of speech called synecdoche, for this type of saying, "to save the life", is the same as saying "to save the man".

(Mar 3:5) Then hee looked rounde about on them angerly, mourning also for the hardnesse of their hearts, and saide to the man, Stretch foorth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hande was restored, as whole as the other.

(Notes Reference) And when he had looked round about on them (c) with anger, being grieved for the (d) hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

(c) Men are angry when they have wrong done to them, but not without sin: but Christ is angry without sin, and he is not sorry for the injury that is done to him as much as he is for their wickedness; and therefore he had pity upon them, and because of that he is said to have been grieved.

(d) As though their heart had been closed up and had grown together, so that wholesome doctrine had no effect upon them.

(Mar 3:6) And the Pharises departed, and straightway gathered a councill with the Herodians against him, that they might destroy him.

(Notes Reference) (2) And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the (e) Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

(2) The more the truth is suppressed, the more it comes out.

(e) See (Mat 22:16).

(Mar 3:7) But Iesus auoided with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude followed him from Galile, and from Iudea,

(Mar 3:8) And from Ierusalem, and from Idumea, and beyonde Iordan: and they that dwelled about Tyrus and Sidon, when they had heard what great things he did, came vnto him in great number.

(Notes Reference) And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] (f) beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

(f) Which Josephus called stony or rocky.

(Mar 3:9) And he commanded his disciples, that a litle shippe should waite for him, because of the multitude, lest they shoulde throng him.

(Notes Reference) And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should (g) wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

(g) Should always be ready for him.

(Mar 3:10) For hee had healed many, in so much that they preassed vpon him to touch him, as many as had plagues.

(Notes Reference) For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had (h) plagues.

(h) Diseases with which God scourges men as it were with whips.

(Mar 3:11) And when the vncleane spirits sawe him, they fel downe before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Sonne of God.

(Notes Reference) And (i) unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

(i) In those whom they had entered into: or by the figure of speech called metonymy, it refers to those who were vexed with the unclean spirits.

(Mar 3:12) And he sharply rebuked them, to the ende they should not vtter him.

(Mar 3:13) Then hee went vp into a mountaine, and called vnto him whome he woulde, and they came vnto him.

(Mar 3:14) And hee appoynted twelue that they should be with him, and that he might send them to preache,

(Notes Reference) (3) And he (k) ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

(3) The twelve apostles are set apart to be trained for the office of the apostleship.

(k) Chose and appointed twelve to be familiar and well acquainted with him.

(Mar 3:15) And that they might haue power to heale sicknesses, and to cast out deuils.

(Mar 3:16) And the first was Simon, and hee named Simon, Peter,

(Mar 3:17) Then Iames the sonne of Zebedeus, and Iohn Iames brother (and surnamed them Boanerges, which is, the sonnes of thunder,)

(Mar 3:18) And Andrew, and Philippe, and Bartlemew, and Matthewe, and Thomas, and Iames, the sonne of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite,

(Notes Reference) And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and (l) Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

(l) Whom Luke also calls Judas: and to make a distinction the other Judas is called Iscariot.

(Mar 3:19) And Iudas Iscariot, who also betraied him, and they came home.

(Notes Reference) And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an (m) house.

(m) The disciples whom Christ had taken as part of his company and to live with him come home to his house, to be with him from this point on.

(Mar 3:20) And the multitude assembled againe, so that they could not so much as eate bread.

(Mar 3:21) And when his kinsfolkes heard of it, they went out to laie hold on him: for they sayde that he was beside himselfe.

(Notes Reference) (4) And when his (n) friends heard [of it], they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

(4) None are worse enemies of the gospel than they that should be enemies of it the least.

(n) Literally, "they that were of him", that is, his relatives: for they that were mad were brought to their relatives.

(Mar 3:22) And the Scribes which came downe from Hierusalem, saide, He hath Beelzebub, and through the prince of the deuils he casteth out deuils.

(Mar 3:23) But he called them vnto him, and said vnto them in parables, How can Satan driue out Satan?

(Mar 3:24) For if a kingdome bee deuided against it selfe, that kingdome can not stand.

(Mar 3:25) Or if a house bee deuided against it selfe, that house can not continue.

(Mar 3:26) So if Satan make insurrection against himselfe, and be deuided, hee can not endure but is at an ende.

(Notes Reference) And if (o) Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

(o) Satan's servants or followers.

(Mar 3:27) No man can enter into a strong mans house, and take away his goods, except hee first binde that strong man, and then spoyle his house.

(Mar 3:28) Verely I say vnto you, all sinnes shalbe forgiuen vnto the children of men, and blasphemies, wherewith they blaspheme:

(Notes Reference) (5) Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

(5) Only those who know Christ and maliciously attack him are without hope of salvation.

(Mar 3:29) But hee that blasphemeth against the holy Ghost, shall neuer haue forgiuenesse, but is culpable of eternall damnation.

(Mar 3:30) Because they saide, Hee had an vncleane spirit.

(Notes Reference) (p) Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

(p) These are the words of the evangelist.

(Mar 3:31) Then came his brethren and mother, and stoode without, and sent vnto him, and called him.

(Notes Reference) There came then his (q) brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

(q) By the name "brother" the Hebrews understand all that are of the same stock and blood.

(Mar 3:32) And the people sate about him, and they said vnto him, Beholde, thy mother, and thy brethren seeke for thee without.

(Mar 3:33) But hee answered them, saying, Who is my mother and my brethren?

(Mar 3:34) And hee looked rounde about on them, which sate in compasse about him, and saide, Beholde my mother and my brethren.

(Notes Reference) (6) And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

(6) The spiritual family is larger than the biological family.

(Mar 3:35) For whosoeuer doeth the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.