"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
See this explained in Matthew 12:9-13.Mark 3:4Or 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 to save life is to kill or to be guilty of murder. If a man has an opportunity of saving a man’s life when he is in danger, and does not do it, he is evidently guilty of his death. On this principle our Saviour puts this question to the Jews - whether it was better for him, having the power to heal... read more
Mark 3:1-5. 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 was a man which had a withered hand His hand was not only withered, but contracted, as appears from Mark 3:5. See the notes on Matthew 12:10-13. And they The scribes and Pharisees, watched him These men, being ever unfriendly to the Saviour, carefully attended to every thing he... read more
35. Man with a withered hand (Matthew 12:9-21; Mark 3:1-6; Luke 6:6-11)If an animal fell into a pit on the Sabbath day, the Jews would not hesitate to rescue it the same day. Yet they criticized Jesus for healing a man on the Sabbath. Although no list of rules sets out all that a person should or should not do to keep the Sabbath holy, it is always right to do good on the Sabbath. To save life is better than to kill, and in this case Jesus was helping to save life. The Pharisees, by contrast,... read more
looked round . Noting the minutest action of Jehovah's Servant. with , Greek. meta . App-104 ., being grieved . Implying sadness accompanying the anger. A Divine supplement, here. for = at. Greek. epi. App-104 . hardness = hardening. Greek porosis. Oce. only here, Romans 11:25 , and Ephesians 4:18 , other. Greek. allos . App-124 . read more
And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.Looked ... on them with anger ... This is one of the places in which it is asserted that "Matthew corrected" Mark! It is alleged that this was considered by Matthew to have been too harsh a statement of the Lord's emotion, "anger" for some undisclosed reason being considered by critics as... read more
Mark 3:5. And when he had looked, &c.— Our Saviour looked about upon all, in such a manner, as to shew both his indignation at their wickedness, and his grief for their impenitence. He knew that his arguments did not prevail with his enemies present, because they wereresisting the conviction of their own minds; and he was both angry at their obstinacy, and grieved on account of the consequences of it; shewing these just affections of his righteous spirit by his looks, that if possible an... read more
Healing on the Sabbath 3:1-6 (cf. Matthew 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11)The following incident demonstrated Jesus’ sovereign authority over the Sabbath. This is the last in this series of conflict accounts in this part of this Gospel (cf. ch. 12). It provides the climax in this section of Mark’s narrative. read more
Vainly Jesus "looked around" for someone who would respond to His question (cf. Mark 3:34; Mark 5:32; Mark 10:23; Mark 11:11). This expression is unique to the second Gospel. Evidently Peter remembered Jesus’ looks around and communicated these to Mark as significant indications of His looking for the proper response from people.This is the only place in the New Testament where a writer explicitly stated that Jesus was angry. This was a case of righteous indignation in the presence of... read more
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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