Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 12:10
Matthew 12:10. There was a man which had his hand withered The nerves and sinews of it being shrunk up, so that it was entirely useless. And they Namely, the scribes and Pharisees, who had either mixed with the crowd that followed Jesus, or were in the synagogue before he came; asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? They made this inquiry merely that they might find matter whereon to ground an accusation against him. For they fully expected he would say that it was... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 12:14-21
This account is found also in Mark 3:6-12.Matthew 12:14The Pharisees ... held a council ... - Mark adds that the Herodians also took a part in this plot. They were probably a “political” party attached firmly to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, tetrarch of Galilee. He was the same man who had imprisoned and beheaded John the Baptist, and to whom the Saviour, when arraigned, was sent by Pilate. See the notes at Luke 3:1. He was under Roman authority, and was a strong advocate of Roman... read more