Mark 3:17 — Meaning and Application

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

Mark 3:17

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

And Simon he surnamed Peter;

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

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

And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they went into an house. {into...: or, home}

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Mark 3:1

"And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand."

Mark 3:2

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

Mark 3:3

"And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. {Stand forth: Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst}"

Mark 3:4

"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."

Mark 3:5

"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. {hardness: or, blindness}"

Mark 3:6

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

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