Brown argued that this section leaves readers suspecting that such enthusiasm for healing is not the right comprehension of or faith in Jesus. This section is an example of a Marcan summary, in which several stories about Jesus are all wrapped up into one description. They help show the magnitude of his power and perhaps the nature of the danger the authorities see him as presenting to the public order. See also Luke 9:3 Mark 3 Matthew 10:10 Notes Sources Brown, Raymond E., An Introduction to the New Testament, Doubleday 1997 Kilgallen, John J., A Brief Commentary of the Gospel of Mark, Paulist Press 1989 Miller, Robert J., The Complete Gospels, Polebridge Press 1994 External links Strong's G652 – apostolos King James Bible - Wikisource English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) Multiple bible versions at Bible Gateway (NKJV, NIV, NRSV etc.) Gospel of Mark chapters Bethsaida Sea of Galilee James, brother of Jesus Jude, brother of Jesus Salome