Mark 3:1

A Man with a Withered Hand

1 ¹Again ²he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.

Mark 3:1 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 3:1

And he entered again into the synagogue
Perhaps in Capernaum, where he had before cast out the unclean spirit; but not on the same day, nor on that day he had had the debate with the Pharisees, about his disciples plucking the ears of corn on the sabbath day; but on another sabbath, perhaps the next; see ( Luke 6:6 ) .

And there was a man there which had a withered hand;
who came there either for a cure, knowing Christ to be in the synagogue, or for the sake of worship; (See Gill on Matthew 12:10).

Mark 3:1 In-Context

1 Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.

2 And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.

3 And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here. ”

4 And he said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill? ”But they were silent.

5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand. ” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Cross References

• 1. 3:1 For ver. 1-6, see Matt. 12:9-14; Luke 6:6-11
• 2. 3:1 ch. 1:29