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Mark
1 Peter 2:23a "Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return..."
Day 76 – Mark 3
“Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return…” 1 Peter 2:23a
THE SILENCE OF THE SCRIBES FROM JERUSALEM
Did the scribes from Jerusalem think that they were smart, when they tried to slur the name of Jesus by suggesting that He was in league with Beelzebub? They suddenly found that their supposedly strong argument against Jesus was flawed and weak! Jesus pointed out the obvious weaknesses latent in their accusation. As the scribes in Capernaum were put to silence, so the scribes from Jerusalem had no answer to what Jesus said.
INTERPRETING THE POWER OF JESUS TO CAST OUT DEMONS
How should anyone interpret Jesus’ power to cast out demons? Let us take time to ponder this vital text.
“No one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his goods,
unless he first binds the strong man. And then he will plunder
his house.”
MARK 3:27