1 Christ heals the withered hand,
10 and many other infirmities;
11 rebukes the unclean spirit;
13 chooses his twelve apostles;
22 convinces the blasphemy of casting out devils by Beelzebub;
31 and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.

he entered. 1:21 Mt 12:9-14 Lu 6:6-11

withered. 1Ki 13:4 Joh 5:3

2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

Ps 37:32 Isa 29:20,21 Jer 20:10 Da 6:4 Lu 6:7 11:53,54 14:1 Lu 20:20 Joh 9:16

3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

he saith. Isa 42:4 Da 6:10 Lu 6:8 Joh 9:4 1Co 15:58 Ga 6:9 Php 1:14,28-30 1Pe 4:1

Stand forth. or, Arise, stand forth in the midst.

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

Is it. 2:27,28 Ho 6:6 Mt 12:10-12 Lu 6:9 13:13-17 14:1-5

But. 9:34

5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the 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.

with anger. With anger at their desperate malice and wickedness, and with commiseration for the calamities which they would thereby bring on themselves.

Lu 6:10 13:15 Eph 4:26 Re 6:16

grieved. Ge 6:6 Jud 10:16 Ne 13:8 Ps 95:10 Isa 63:9,10 Lu 19:40-44 Eph 4:30 Heb 3:10,17

hardness. or, blindness. Isa 6:9,10 42:18-20 44:18-20 Mt 13:14,15 Ro 11:7-10,25 2Co 3:14 Eph 4:18

Stretch. 1Ki 13:6 Mt 12:13 Lu 6:10 17:14 Joh 5:8,9 9:7 Heb 5:9

6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.

Pharisees. Ps 109:3,4 Mt 12:14 Lu 6:11 20:19,20 22:2 Joh 11:53

Herodians. 8:15 12:13 Mt 22:16

7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,

Jesus. Mt 10:23 12:15 Lu 6:12 Joh 10:39-41 11:53,54 Ac 14:5,6 Ac 17:10,14

and a. Mt 4:25 Lu 6:17

Galilee. 1:39 Jos 20:7 21:32 Lu 23:5 Joh 7:41,52

8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

Idumea. Isa 34:5 Eze 35:15 36:5 Mal 1:2-4

Edom. beyond. Nu 32:33-38 Jos 13:8 *etc:

Tyre. 7:24,31 Jos 19:28,29 Ps 45:12 87:4 Isa 23:1-18 Eze 26:1-28:26

9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng him.

because. 5:30 Joh 6:15

10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

he had. Mt 12:15 14:14

pressed. or, rushed. touched. 5:27,28 6:56 Mt 14:36 Ac 5:15 19:11,12

and many. 5:29 Ge 12:17 Nu 11:33 Lu 7:2 Heb 12:6

11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

unclean. 1:23,24 5:5,6 Mt 8:31 Lu 4:41 Ac 16:17 19:13-17 Jas 2:19

the Son. 1:1 Mt 4:3,6 8:29 14:33 Lu 8:28

12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make him known.

1:25,34 Mt 12:16 Ac 16:18

13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him.

Mt 10:1 *etc: Lu 6:12-16

14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

he ordained. Joh 15:16 Ac 1:24,25 Ga 1:1,15-20

and. Lu 9:1-6 10:1-11 24:47 Ac 1:8

15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out devils:

16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

Simon. 1:16 Mt 16:16-18 Joh 1:42 1Co 1:12 3:22 9:5 Ga 2:7-9

Cephas. 2Pe 1:1

17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

James. 1:19,20 5:37 9:2 10:35 14:33 Joh 21:2,20-25 Ac 12:1

he surnamed. Isa 58:1 Jer 23:29 Heb 4:12 Re 10:11

18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,

Andrew. Joh 1:40 6:8 12:21,22 Ac 1:13

Philip. Joh 1:43-45 6:5-7 14:8,9

Bartholomew. Mt 10:3 Lu 6:14 Ac 1:13

Matthew. 2:14 Mt 9:9 Lu 5:27-29

Levi. Lu 6:15

Thomas. Joh 11:16 20:24-29 21:2 Ac 1:13

James. 6:3 Mt 10:3 13:55 Lu 6:15 Ac 15:13 21:18 1Co 9:5 15:7 Ga 1:19 2:9 Jas 1:1

Alphaeus. 2:14

Thaddaeus. Mt 10:3 Lu 6:16 Joh 14:22 Ac 1:13

Judas the brother of James. Jude 1:1

Simon. Mt 10:4 Lu 6:15 Ac 1:13

Simon Zelotes. Canaanite. [Kananites,] so called, not from being a native of Canaan, [Chanaan,] which would have been [Chananaos,] but from the Hebrew Kana, to be zealous, whence he is called in Greek [Zelotes,] Zelotes, or the Zealot, from [Zeloo,] to be zealous.

19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house.

Judas. Mt 26:14-16,47 27:3-5 Joh 6:64,71 12:4-6 13:2,26-30 Ac 1:16-25

into an house. or, home.

20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread.

so that. 9 6:31 Lu 6:17 Joh 4:31-34

21 And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

when. Some render, 'And they who were with him (in the house, ver.19,) hearing (the noise) went out to restrain, ([auton, i.e., ochlos,] the multitude,) for they said, It (the mob) is mad.' This, however, is contrary to all the versions; and appears an unnatural construction.

friends. or, kinsmen. 31 Joh 7:3-10

He is. 2Ki 9:11 Jer 29:26 Ho 9:7 Joh 10:20 Ac 26:24 2Co 5:13

22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils.

which. 7:1 Mt 15:1 Lu 5:17

He hath. Ps 22:6 Mt 9:34 10:25 12:24 Lu 11:15 Joh 7:20 8:48,52 10:22

23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

in parables. Ps 49:4 Mt 13:34

How. Mt 12:25-30 Lu 11:17-23

24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

Jud 9:23 *etc: Jud 12:1-6 2Sa 20:1,6 1Ki 12:16 *etc: Isa 9:20,21 19:2,3 Eze 37:22 Zec 11:14 Joh 17:21 1Co 1:10-13 Eph 4:3-6

25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.

Ge 13:7,8 37:4 Ps 133:1 Ga 5:15 Jas 3:16

26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.

27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house.

Ge 3:15 Isa 27:1 49:24-26 53:12 61:1 Mt 12:29 Lu 10:17-20 Lu 11:21-23 Joh 12:31 Ro 16:20 Eph 6:10-13 Col 2:15 Heb 2:14 1Jo 3:8 4:4 Re 12:7-9 20:1-3

28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme:

Mt 12:31,32 Lu 12:10 Heb 6:4-8 10:26-31 1Jo 5:16

29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation.

but is. 12:40 Mt 25:46 2Th 1:9 Jude 1:7,13

30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

22 Joh 10:20

31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

Mt 12:46-48 Lu 8:19-21

32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

Who. De 33:9 Lu 2:49 Joh 2:4 2Co 5:16

or. 21 6:3 Joh 7:3-5

34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

Behold. Ps 22:22 So 4:9,10 5:1,2 Mt 12:49,50 25:40-45 28:10 Lu 11:27,28 Joh 20:17 Ro 8:29 Heb 2:11,12

35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

do. Mt 7:21 Joh 7:17 Jas 1:25 1Jo 2:17 3:22,23