马可福音 3:4-6 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-5

The withered hand. This incident serves to bring out the antagonism between the spiritual and benevolent ministry of the Lord Jesus, and the formalism, self-righteousness, and hard-heartedness of the religious leaders of the Jews. It serves to explain, not only the enmity of the Pharisees, but their resolve to league with whomsoever would help them in carrying out their purposes and plot against the very life of the Son of man. It serves to exhibit the mingled feelings of indignation and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

The man with the withered hand; or, keeping the sabbath. In the most sacred and joyous scenes there may be circumstances of pain and sorrow. There are often some in God's house who are hindered in their enjoyment by personal affliction. But even these may be of service in testing the spirit and disposition of God's professed people. I. IT IS IN SPIRIT ALONE THAT THE SABBATH IS TRULY KEPT , 1. Outward observances are of value only as expressing and fostering... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

Sabbath observance. I. THE SABBATH MAY BE OBSERVED TO THE LETTER WHILE BROKEN IN THE SPIRIT . Here were men watching to see whether a man would dare to do a loving deed! The letter, which can never be more than the expression of the spirit, must be kept at all costs—except that of the literalists. There are pedants who will quarrel with a great writer because he departs from the "rules of grammar," forgetting that grammar is but a collection of observations of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

Parallel passages: Matthew 12:9-14 ; Luke 6:6-11 .— The man with the withered hand. I. THE NATURE OF THE DISEASE . It was a case of severe paralysis of the hand—the right hand, as St. Luke, with a physician's accuracy, informs us. The sinews were shrunken, and the hand shrivelled and dried up. And yet we owe to St. Mark's great particularity in narration and minuteness of detail a piece of information that one might rather have expected from the professional skill of "the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-35

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:3-4

Stand forth . The words in the original are ἔγειραι εἰς τὸ μέσον Rise into the midst. In St. Matthew's account ( Matthew 12:10 ), the scribes and Pharisees here ask our Lord, "Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?" The two accounts are easily reconciled if we first suppose the scribes and Pharisees to ask this question of our Lord, and then our Lord to answer them by putting their own question to them in another form. Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm?... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:4

"But they held their peace." "There is much silence that proceeds from the Spirit of God, but there is also a devilish silence," says Quesnel; and it is not difficult to pronounce upon the character of this. I. WHAT WAS INTENDED BY IT . It was evasive. Christ had propounded a dilemma which those who watched him dared not answer, since, had they done so, they would either have compromised themselves or committed themselves to approval of his action. It was doubtless intended... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:5

When he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved ( συλλυπούμενος )—the word has a touch of "condolence" in it— at the hardening of their heart. All this is very characteristic of St. Mark, who is careful to notice the visible expression of our Lord's feelings in his looks. The account is evidently from an eye-witness, or from one who had it from an eye-witness. He looked round about on them with anger. He was indignant at their blindness of heart, and their... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:5

"Stretch forth thy hand!" I. CHRIST SOMETIMES ENJOINS WHAT SEEMS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE . II. FAITH IS SHOWN IN DOING WHAT HE COMMANDS , EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE IMPOSSIBLE . III. WHERE THERE IS THE " OBEDIENCE OF FAITH ," POWER WILL BE GRANTED .—M. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:6

The Pharisees and the Herodians combine together against the Lord. This was a terrible crisis in his history, or rather in the history of those unbelieving men. They are now in this dilemma: they must either accept his teaching, or they must take steps against him as a sabbath-breaker. But what had he done? The miracle had been wrought by a word only. It would have been difficult, therefore, to have obtained a judgment against him. Therefore they secured some fresh allies. They had already... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:1-35

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:3-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Mark 3:6

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