Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Mark 3:32
And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
32. seek for thee ] They had already left the place where they abode, and gone forth in quest of Him; see above, Mar 3:21.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And the multitude sat about him,…. In a circle, all around him, to hear him preach; so that there was no such thing as the messenger coming near him; but the message being whispered from one to another, it came to those who sat nearest him:
and they said unto him, behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee: in five of Beza’s ancient copies, and in his most ancient one, are added, and thy sisters: agreeably, Christ hereafter makes mention of sister, as well as mother and brother;
[See comments on Mt 12:47], and so it is read in the Alexandrian copy.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Was sitting about him ( ). They sat in a circle () around Jesus with the disciples forming a sort of inner circle.
Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament
1) “And the multitude sat about Him,” (kai ekatheto peri auton ochlos) “And a crowd sat round or sat surrounding Him,” in the home, when the call came from His mother and fraternal brothers, outside the residence.
2) “And they said unto Him,” (kai legousin auto) ”And they said to Him,” delivering the call from without; With close friends, they had come out of concern for the physical and emotional pressures the crowds were bringing upon Him, Mar 3:21.
3) “Thy mother and thy brethren,” (idou he meter sou kai hoi adelphoi sou kai hai adelphai sou) “Behold (listen) your mother, brothers, and sisters,” your family, your relatives.
4) “Without seek for thee.” (ekso zetousin se) “They seek you outside,” they wish you to come outside, that they may see you. They exemplified the filial and family concept that “a friend loveth at all times,” and “a brother is born for adversity,” Pro 17:17.
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(32) Thy mother and thy brethren.Many MSS. of high authority add, and Thy sisters, and so explain the emphatic addition of that word in Mar. 3:35.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
32. Seek for thee As we learn by Mat 13:54, that he soon visited Nazareth, it is very probable that the object of this visit was to prevail on him to come to the home of his childhood. He did indeed visit Nazareth, but with a very different effect from what they might have expected. The Nazarenes challenged him to do the same miracles over which he had done in Capernaum; but such were the conditions of the challenge that he repelled and rejected it. Compare notes on Mat 12:46-50.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
‘And a crowd was sitting round him, and they say to him, ‘See, your mother and your brothers are outside looking for you.’
The crowd were ‘sitting around Him’. Here were the ones for whom He was responsible now. They were on the inside. And they pass on the message that has come in to them, probably unaware of the intentions of the Nazareth party. Family ties were considered important. In their view He should know that His family were there.
But Jesus was aware of why they were there and considered it important to make quite clear what the position was. Mary must have it made clear to her that she had no jurisdiction over Him now, and His brothers must know that they had no right to interfere (compare Joh 7:3-6). He had left home and brothers and sisters and mother and father for the Gospel’s sake (Mar 10:29). His mission had begun and all earthly ties were put aside although not forgotten. It was a stand that He had to take that the lesson might be recognised once and for all.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.
Ver. 32. See Trapp on “ Mat 12:47 “ See Trapp on “ Mat 12:48 “
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
32.] , another such.
Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament
Mar 3:32 . The crowd gathered around Jesus report the presence of His relatives. According to a reading in several MSS., these included sisters among those present. They might do so under a mistake, even though the sisters were not there. If the friends came to withdraw Jesus from public life, the sisters were not likely to accompany the party, though there would be no impropriety in their going along with their mother. They are not mentioned in Mar 3:31 . On the other hand, comes in appropriately in Mar 3:35 in recognition of female disciples, which may have suggested its introduction here.
Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson
sat = was sitting.
Behold. Figure of speech Asterismos App-6. Greek. idou. App-133.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
32.] , another such.
Fuente: The Greek Testament
Mar 3:32. , they said) He Himself was well aware of it, without their telling Him.
Fuente: Gnomon of the New Testament
Reciprocal: Mat 12:48 – Who is
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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The multitude tried to help them get his attention by telling him that it was his mother and brethren who wanted to talk to him.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
The multitude sitting around Jesus evidently consisted of a group of His disciples (Mar 3:34). Jesus’ question focused on the quality of relationship with Himself. He meant, Who are the sort of people who are my family? Again Jesus looked around, but this time affectionately (cf. Mar 3:5). He identified His disciples as those closest to Him. This would have been a startling statement to Jesus’ hearers because the Jews valued natural family relationships highly. Jesus was not repudiating family relationships (cf. Mar 7:10-13). He was teaching the priority of spiritual over natural relationships.