Word Pictures in the New Testament - David Cox

Word Pictures in the NT [Mark: Chapter 3].
say about the looks of Jesus with this word (3:5,34; 5:37; 9:8;
10:23; 11:11) as here. So Luke only once, Lu 6:10. The eyes of
Jesus swept the room all round and each rabbinical hypocrite felt
the cut of that condemnatory glance. This indignant anger was not
inconsistent with the love and pity of Jesus. Murder was in their
hearts and Jesus knew it. Anger against wrong as wrong is a sign
of moral health (Gould). {Being grieved at the hardness of their
hearts} (\sunlupoumenos epi t•i p•r•sei t•s kardias aut•n\). Mark
alone gives this point. The anger was tempered by grief (Swete).
Jesus is the Man of Sorrows and this present participle brings
out the continuous state of grief whereas the momentary angry
look is expressed by the aorist participle above. Their own heart
or attitude was in a state of moral ossification (\p•r•sis\) like
hardened hands or feet. \P•ros\ was used of a kind of marble and
then of the _callus_ on fractured bones. "They were hardened by
previous conceptions against this new truth" (Gould). See also on
¯Mt 12:9-14.
3:6 {And straightway with the Herodians took council} (\euthus
meta t•n H•r•idian•n\). The Pharisees could stand no more. So out
they stalked at once in a rage of madness (Lu 6:11) and outside
of the synagogue took counsel (\sumboulion epoi•san\) or gave
counsel (\sumboulion edidoun\, as some MSS. have it, imperfect
tense, offered counsel as their solution of the problem) with
their bitter enemies, the Herodians, on the sabbath day still
"how they might destroy him" (\hop•s auton apoles•sin\), a
striking illustration of the alternatives of Jesus a few moments
before, "to save life or to kill." This is the first mention of
the Herodians or adherents of Herod Antipas and the Herod family
rather than the Romans. The Pharisees would welcome the help of
their rivals to destroy Jesus. In the presence of Jesus they
unite their forces as in Mr 8:15; 12:13; Mt 22:16.
3:7 {Withdrew to the sea} (\anech•r•sen eis t•n thalassan\).
Evidently Jesus knew of the plot to kill him, "perceiving it"
(Mt 12:15). "He and His would be safer by the open beach"
(Swete). He has the disciples with him. Vincent notes that on
eleven occasions Mark mentions the withdrawals of Jesus to escape
his enemies, for prayer, for rest, for private conference with
his disciples (1:12; 3:7; 6:31,46; 7:24,31; 9:2; 10:1; 14:34).
But, as often, a great multitude (\polu pl•thos\) from Galilee
followed him.
3:8 {Hearing what great things he did} (\akouontes hosa poiei\).
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