King James Version
What Does Mark 3:1 Mean?
“And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.”
Context
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.
3
And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth . Stand forth: Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**III.**
(1-6) **A man there which had a withered hand.**—See Notes on Matthew 12:9-14. St. Mark omits the reference to the sheep fallen into a pit, and, on the other hand, gives more graphically our Lord’s “looking round” with an “anger” which yet had in it a touch as of pitying grief. The form of the Greek participle implies compassion as well as sorrow. St. Mark alone names (Mark 3:6) the Herodians as joining with the Pharisees in their plot for His destruction. On the Herodians, see Notes on Matthew 11:8; Matthew 22:16.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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