Matthew 12:13

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.

Matthew 12:13 in Other Translations

13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.

13 Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." And the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other.

13 Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like the other one!

13 Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." He held it out and it was healed.

13 Then He told the man, "Stretch out your hand." So he stretched it out, and it was restored, as good as the other.

Matthew 12:13 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 12:13

Then saith he to the man
That is, after he had looked round about upon them, to observe their countenances; and what answer they would make to his arguments; and with anger for their inhumanity and cruelty; being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, i.e. their unmercifulness to their fellow creatures, and the stupidity and blindness of their minds, being ignorant of the Scriptures, and of the sabbath, the nature, use, and Lord of it; which things are observed by the Evangelist Mark; then, in a commanding authoritative way, almighty power going along with his word, he says to the man who stood forth before him, and the Pharisees,

stretch forth thine hand,
which was before contracted and shrivelled up;

and he stretched it forth
with all the ease imaginable, and was, not only able to do this, but to make use of it any way;

for it was restored whole like as the other;
his left hand, which had never been damaged. This was an instance of Christ's power; a proof of the lawfulness of healing on the sabbath day; and a rebuke to the Pharisees for their cruelty and uncharitableness. This man was an emblem of the inability of men to do anything that is spiritually good, and of the power and efficacy of divine grace to enable persons to stretch out their hands, and do things which they of themselves are not equal to.

Matthew 12:13 In-Context

11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?

12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other.

14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.