Marcos 3
Leon Morris · Citado em PreceptAustin
Marcos 3
Morris says "Disciples do not decide to follow Jesus and do him a favor in so doing; rather, his call supersedes their wills, summoning one who does not intend to follow (Mk 10:21) and debarring one who would (Mk 5:19)." (Ibid) Since the Son always did what the Father desired and was pleasing to Him (Jn 5:30, Jn 6:38, Jn 8:28, Jn 17:4), these were the men that the Father was calling through His Son. Commentators differ on how many Jesus called, some saying it was more than 12 from whom the final 12 would be selected (because of the phrasing of Lk 6:13+ "He called His disciples to Him [implying more than 12] and chose twelve of them" [implying out of a larger number]) but others feel He called just 12 men to follow Him as "learners" (disciples) Summoned (4341)(proskaleo from pros = to + kaleo = to call) is used only in the middle voice and means to call to oneself. In the present context the use of the middle voice shows that Jesus "in calling these individuals did it in His own interest. They were to be for Himself. The prefixed preposition pros, meaning “to” or “towards” gives us the idea “unto Him.”" (Wuest) Summoned is also historical present as He is calling to Himself () a select number out of the vast crowd. Just as God took the initiative in calling out these 12 disciples, in a similar manner God takes the initiative in calling (effectual call) all who would believe in Jesus and be His disciples. Gundry - The mountain sets him in a position of sovereignty. The present historical tense of ἀναβαίνει, “goes up,” and of προσκαλεῖται, “summons,” emphasizes this position and his exercise of sovereignty (cf. God’s summoning Moses up Mount Sinai). For Jesus’ authoritative summons, see also Mk 3:23; 6:7; 7:14; 8:1, 34; 10:42; 12:43. Only once does Mark use the verb for someone else’s summoning (Mk 15:44)..(Mark: A Commentary) Wanted (2309)(thelo) primarily refers to exercising of one's will with the underlying sense of to be willing, to desire, to want or to wish. Vine says Thelo "expresses not simply a desire, but a determined and constant exercise of the will." The Greek adds the intensive pronoun "Himself" for emphasis. "Jesus did not take volunteers; He chose and called those He wanted. Jesus “wanted” these men; so He called them, and they came. They did not hesitate to obey." (Barton) Gundry says "Whom he willed” reveals the selectivity of Jesus’ summons and further emphasizes his sovereignty." Luke says "And when day came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also named as apostles." (Lk 6:13+)
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Morris has an interesting thought on the verb "He made" - Although this is a common verb, it is very conceivable that Mark intends to recall the opening line of Genesis, “In the beginning God made (Septuagint = poieo) heaven and earth,” signifying that the Twelve are a new creation. Discipleship does not consist in what disciples can do for Christ, but in what Christ can make of disciples. (Ibid) Brian Bell - 2 questions are answered here: How Jesus would make His message permanent? & How He would make His message duplicatable? He chose men whose heart He could write His message on, and who would go out from his presence to carry it abroad! By worldly standards...these men had no qualifications at all! Not wealth, no special positions, no special education, not trained theologians, not high ranking churchmen, they were 12 ordinary men! 12 ordinary men that were appointed, actually He made them (lit.) What they had going for them was: [1] they were attracted to Jesus & [2] they had courage to show they were on His side! These guys had all sorts of faults…but they loved Jesus & they weren’t afraid to tell the world about Him…That sounds like the definition of a Christian!!! (Commentary) Whom He named apostles - Note that this sentence is not present in the NAS but is included in several other versions (see above). Luke 6:13+ does have "whom He also named as apostles" and Mt 10:2 also refers to them as apostles. Mark 6:30 records "The apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught."
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Morris has an interesting comment on Jesus' call "Behold My mother." - This mild rebuke to Mary did not indicate a lack of love or filial respect on Jesus' part (John 19:27), but does show that she does not hold priority with Him over other believers in the family of God. (Defender's Study Bible)