Mark 3:7 (WEB)
Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples; and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
Fathers and councils · 9
Augustine of Hippo
“Mark, it is true, seems to some extent to have kept by the historical order: for he tells us how Jesus, on discovering the malignant disposition which was entertained toward Him by the Jews, withdrew to the sea along with His disciples, and that then vast multitudes flocked to Him, and He healed great numbers of them.” — editor's note: Mark iii. 7–12.
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Catena Aurea on Mark
- BedeCatena Aurea on Mark
The Pharisees, thinking it a crime that at the word of the Lord the hand which was diseased was restored to a sound state, agreed to make a pretext of the words spoken by our Saviour. Wherefore it is said, “And the…
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But the soldiers of Herod the king are called Herodians, because a certain new heresy had sprung up, which asserted that Herod was the Christ. For the prophecy of Jacob intimated that when the princes of Judah failed…
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Or else he calls Herodians the servants of Herod the Tetrarch, who on account of the hatred which their lord had for John, pursued with treachery and hate the Saviour also, Whom John preached. It goes on, “But Jesus…
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At the same time again, He goes away, that by quitting the ungrateful He might do good to more, “for many followed Him, and He healed them.” For there follows, “And a great multitude from Galilee, &c.” Syrians and…
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For the strangers followed Him, because they saw the works of His powers, and in order to hear the words of His teaching. But the Jews, induced solely by their opinion of His powers, in a vast multitude come to hear…
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Consider then how He hid His glory, for He begs for a little ship, lest the crowd should hurt Him, so that entering into it, He might remain unharmed. It follows, “As many as had scourges, &c.” But he means by…
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Both therefore fell down before the Lord, those who had the plagues of bodily diseases, and those who were vexed by unclean spirits. The sick did this simply with the intention of obtaining health, but the demoniacs,…
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Morally again, the Herodians, that is, persons who love the lusts of the flesh, wish to slay Christ. For the meaning of Herod is, ‘of skin’ [ed. note: pelliceus, see Hier. de Nom. Hebr.]. But those who quit their…
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Bede on Mark 3:6–12 (4) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.
Cited together in Harmony of the Gospels II.37.