Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Mark 3:2
And they — The scribes and Pharisees, watched him, that they might accuse him — Pride, anger, and shame, after being so often put to silence, began now to ripen into malice.
And they — The scribes and Pharisees, watched him, that they might accuse him — Pride, anger, and shame, after being so often put to silence, began now to ripen into malice.
Verse Mark 3:2. _THEY WATCHED HIM_] παρετηρουν αυτον, _they maliciously_ _watched him_. Luke 14:1....
See this explained in Matthew 12:9. Mark 3:4 OR TO DO EVIL? TO SAVE LIFE, OR TO KILL? - It seems to have been a maxim with the Jews that not to do good when we have an opportunity is to do evil; not...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. In the synagogue. The man with the withered hand healed. (Mark 3:1. Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6 .)_ 2. The Withdrawal of the Servant. Many healed. ...
THE SABBATH HEALING WHICH DETERMINED PHARISAIC HOSTILITY. (See p. 666.) Mk. links this synagogue incident with his first (Mark 1:21) by the word again. Jesus is no longer unknown; He is suspect. Anoth...
Jesus went into the synagogue again; and there was a man there who had a hand which had withered; and they were watching him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath day, so that, if he did,...
THE CLASH OF IDEAS (Mark 3:1-6)...
WATCHED. were watching. WHETHER. if. Implying that they had no doubt about it. App-118. THAT. in order that....
_they watched him_ The same company of Scribes and Pharisees had gathered together from Judæa, Jerusalem, and Galilee itself (Luke 5:17), to find matter of accusation against Him. They watched Him wit...
ΠΑΡΕΤΉΡΟΥΝ. _They kept watching Him closely_. That they did so with a sinister purpose (Luke 20:20; Daniel 6:11) comes from the context. The middle is more common, and some texts ([578][579][580][581]...
1–6. A WITHERED HAND HEALED ON THE SABBATH Matthew 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11...
Ver 1. And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2. And they watched Him, whether He would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse Him....
_A MAN WITH A CRIPPLED HAND MARK 3:1-6:_ During His personal ministry Jesus went about doing good. Peter spoke of "How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about...
ΠΑΡΕΤΉΡΟΥΝ _impf. ind. act. от_ ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΈΩ (G182) наблюдать со стороны, внимательно всматриваться, ходить рядом с целью наблюдения за действиями (Swete). Этим словом обозначалось внимательное наблюдени...
b. Healing On The Sabbath 3:1-6 _TEXT 3:1-6_ And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had his hand withered. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sab...
And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 12:9....
CHOICE OF THE TWELVE 1-6. The withered hand (Matthew 12:9; Luke 6:6). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 3 THE DAY FOR REST VERSES 1-5 Jesus obeyed God, his father, completely. Jesus did...
III. (1-6) A MAN THERE WHICH HAD A WITHERED HAND. — See Notes on Matthew 12:9. St. Mark omits the reference to the sheep fallen into a pit, and, on the other hand, gives more graphically our Lord’s “l...
CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 3:1-6 (Mark 3:1) THE WITHERED HAND "And He entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had his hand withered. And they watched Him, whether He would heal him...
παρετήρουν, they were watching Him; who, goes without saying: the same parties, _i.e._, men of the same class, as those who figure in the last section. This time bent on finding Jesus Himself at fault...
_The withered hand_ (Matthew 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11)....
THE LORD OF THE SABBATH Mark 2:23-28; Mark 3:1-19 The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ says, “Be natural.” The needs of man, whether of body or...
This is one of the few occasions on which it is said that Christ was angry. Particularly note the reason for His anger: "When He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardeni...
THE WITHERED HAND Matthew 12:9-14; Mark 3:1-6; and Luke 6:6-11. Our Lord and His disciples have again reached Galilee, their native land. Luke notifies us that this incident transpired on the Sabbath...
CONTENTS. _ We have here the case of the Man with the withered hand: the Call of the Apostles: the Scribe's Blasphemy: and the_ LORD JESUS _speaking of his relations._ AND he entered again into the s...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
Such was the question raised in the synagogue (chapter 3) on the occasion of the man with the withered hand. The Lord sets it publicly before their conscience; but neither heart nor conscience answere...
AND THEY WATCHED HIM,.... The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who followed him wherever he went; they observed him diligently, and kept the...
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. Ver. 2. _And they watched him_] So carnal men do still watch and pry into professors and their conversa...
_He entered again into the synagogue_ Luke says, _On another sabbath._ The synagogue seems not to have been at Capernaum, but in some city which lay in his way as he went through Galilee. _And there w...
The withered hand. Matthew 12:9-13....
Hypocrites and persons who are guilty of great wickedness, are often disposed to find fault with and condemn the friends of God....
HEALING THE WITHERED HAND....
AND THEY WATCHED HIM, WHETHER HE WOULD HEAL HIM ON THE SABBATH-DAY, THAT THEY MIGHT ACCUSE HIM....
We have seen that the sabbath was made for the purpose of ministering to the needs of men. Now the Lord in the synagogue encountered a man who was in manifestly serious need. But his need meant nothin...
TITLE: The Look of Jesus TEXT: Mark 3:1-6 PROPOSITION: Sometimes a look is more revealing than words. QUESTION: How? KEY WORD: Looks SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. A look can reveal much ab...
1-5 This man's case was piteous; he had a withered hand, which disabled him from working for his living; and those that are so, are the most proper objects of charity. Let those be helped that cannot...
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Mark 3:2 So G2532 watched G3906 (G5707) Him G846 whether G1487 heal G2323 (G5692) him G846 Sabbath...
THE SON OF MAN HEALS WHAT HAS WITHERED AND AGAIN REVEALS HIMSELF AS LORD OVER THE SABBATH (3:1-6). In this narrative the Pharisees are seen as now deliberately out to trap Jesus. They had made their a...
‘And he entered again into the Synagogue, and there was a man there who had a withered hand. And they watched him whether he will heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.' We are not t...
Mark 3:2. AND THEY WATCHED HIM. Watched Him closely. WHETHER HE WOULD. Lit., ‘will' Mark's account being in the present tense....
CHRONOLOGY. See on Matthew 11:1-21. These events took place just before the choosing of the Twelve (Mark 2:14, etc.). On the theory of a three years' ministry in Galilee, they occurred shortly after t...
Mark 3:1-6. See on Matthew 12:9-14....
THEY WATCHED (παρετηρουν). Imperfect tense, were watching on the side (or sly). Luke uses the middle voice, παρετηρουντο, to accent their personal interest in the proceedings. It was the sabbath da...
Mark 3:1 Note: I. Christ's detection of human incompleteness. He instantly discovered that there was a man in the synagogue with a withered hand. II. Jesus Christ's power over partial disease. The...
CONTENTS: Jesus heals a withered hand on the Sabbath. Multitudes healed. The twelve chosen. The unpardonable sin. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Holy Spirit, Satan, disciples, man with the withered hand, Mary, J...
Mark 3:13. _He calleth to him whom he would._ He knew them as he knew Nathaniel; he knew their piety, he knew their worth. They followed him at first as hearers, having no thoughts of the glory that w...
SO THEY WATCHED HIM VERY CLOSELY. The same critics as _Chapter 2._ They thought he should not heal on the Sabbath day....
_And there was a man there which had a withered hand._ THE WITHERED HAND I. What the withered hand may be said to symbolize. 1. It represents capacity for work. By the hand the toiling millions ear...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 3:2 The scribes believe that healing is a form of work and thus is not permitted on a SABBATH. ACCUSE is a technical term which means they are looking for legal evidence against Jesu...
JESUS HEALS A MAN'S HAND ON THE SABBATH MATTHEW 12:9-14; MARK 3:1-6; LUKE 6:6-11; MATTHEW 12:9 And when he was departed thence, he went into the
CHAPTER 3 1 _Christ healeth the withered hand_, 10 _and many other infirmities_ : 11 _rebuketh the unclean spirits_ : 13 _chooseth his twelve apostles_ : 22 _convinceth the blasphemy of casting out de...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 3:5. WITH ANGER, BEING GRIEVED.—His anger would be roused as He thought of the evil resulting to others from the bigotry and tyranny of their spirit; His pity, as...
EXPOSITION This chapter begins with the record of another case of healing on the sabbath day; and it closes with the notice of a combination of the Pharisees with the Herodians to bring about the des...
And he entered again into the synagogue(Mark 3:1); This was on the Sabbath day. and there was a man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day...
Daniel 6:4; Isaiah 29:20; Isaiah 29:21; Jeremiah 20:10; John 9:16;...
They watched [π α ρ ε τ η ρ ο υ ν]. Imperfect tense. They kept watching. The compound verb, with para, by the side of, means to watch carefully or closely, as one who dogs another's steps, keeping bes...
THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND Mark 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are giving a study in the Book of Mark which will carry some splendid suggestions for the student. Every Sunday morning we see a large...