This man's case was piteous; he had a withered hand, which disabled him from working for his living; and those that are so, are the most proper objects of charity.
3:2 And they watched Him, whether He would heal Him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse Him.
And they watched Him,.... The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who followed Him wherever He went; they observed him diligently, and kept their eyes upon Him; this lame man being in the synagogue, to see whether he would heal Him on the sabbath day; which, knowing His readiness to do good, they might expect He would:
that they might accuse Him; as they had accused his disciples before, of the violation of the sabbath:
3:3 And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand,.... After He had reasoned with them from the lesser to the greater, upon their own principles and practices.
3:4 And He saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
3:7 But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judaea,
3:9 And He spake to His disciples, that a small ship should wait on Him because of the multitude, lest they should throng Him.
3:2 And they watched Him, whether He would heal Him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse Him.
And they watched Him,.... The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who followed Him wherever He went; they observed him diligently, and kept their eyes upon Him; this lame man being in the synagogue, to see whether he would heal Him on the sabbath day; which, knowing His readiness to do good, they might expect He would:
that they might accuse Him; as they had accused his disciples before, of the violation of the sabbath:
3:3 And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.
And He saith unto the man which had the withered hand,.... After He had reasoned with them from the lesser to the greater, upon their own principles and practices.
3:4 And He saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.
To do good - or - evil? to save life, or to kill? - It was a maxim with the Jews, as it should be with all men, that he who neglected to preserve life when it was in his power, was to be reputed a murderer.
3:5 And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
And when He had looked round about on them,.... In the several parts of the synagogue; for there were many of them on every side of Him; which he might do, to observe their countenances, which might justly fall, upon such a close question put to them, and what answer they would return to Him:
3:5 And when He had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, He saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
And when He had looked round about on them,.... In the several parts of the synagogue; for there were many of them on every side of Him; which he might do, to observe their countenances, which might justly fall, upon such a close question put to them, and what answer they would return to Him:
and His look upon them was with anger, with a stern countenance, which showed indignation at them, though without sin, or any desire of revenge, for the evil they were meditating against Him; for at the same time He had pity and compassion for them,
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts: or "the blindness of their hearts", as the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it;
being grieved for the hardness of their hearts: or "the blindness of their hearts", as the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it;
He saith unto the man, stretch forth thine hand; that is, the lame one; and such power went along with his words, as at once effected a cure:
and he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other.
and he stretched it out, and his hand was restored whole as the other.
3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.
How they might destroy Him: persisting still in their evil intentions, though Christ had so fully and clearly exposed the wickedness of them: and it is to be observed,
How they might destroy Him: persisting still in their evil intentions, though Christ had so fully and clearly exposed the wickedness of them: and it is to be observed,
that those men who thought it was not lawful to heal a lame man on the sabbath day, yet make no scruple of meeting and consulting together on that day, and even with profane men, what measures and methods were best to take, to destroy the life of an innocent person.
3:7 But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judaea,
But Jesus withdrew Himself with His disciples to the sea,.... Knowing their evil designs against him, he departed out of the synagogue, and city of Capernaum; and taking His disciples with Him, he went to the shore of the sea of Galilee; not out of fear, but because His time was not yet come, and He had more work to do:
and a great multitude from Galilee: from the several parts of it, in which country He now was:
and from Judea: that part of the land of Israel, which was particularly so called, and belonged to the tribe of Judah.
3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things He did, came unto Him.
When they had heard what great things He did, came unto Him
and a great multitude from Galilee: from the several parts of it, in which country He now was:
and from Judea: that part of the land of Israel, which was particularly so called, and belonged to the tribe of Judah.
3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and from beyond Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they had heard what great things He did, came unto Him.
When they had heard what great things He did, came unto Him
--So, if Christ be persecuted and abandoned by the wicked, there are a multitude of pious souls who earnestly seek and follow Him.
3:9 And He spake to His disciples, that a small ship should wait on Him because of the multitude, lest they should throng Him.
A small ship - Πλοιαριον. The lytil boot, Old English MS. It was doubtless something of the boat kind, which probably belonged to some of the disciples.
3:10 For He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him for to touch Him, as many as had plagues.
3:10 For He had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon Him for to touch Him, as many as had plagues.
For He had healed many,.... Of various diseases, and the fame of this brought more still to Him:
insomuch that they pressed upon Him; or pushed upon Him, with great eagerness and violence. The Arabic version renders it, "they rushed upon Him, so that they fell": they pushed on, and pressed so hard to get to Him, that they fell upon one another, and on Him: the Persic version renders it, "they cast themselves on him, for the sake of touching Him"; which must be very troublesome indeed.
Plagues or scourges (so the Greek word properly means) seem to be those very painful or afflictive disorders.
3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And unclean spirits, when they saw Him,.... That is, as the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "they who had unclean spirits": or, as the Ethiopic,
insomuch that they pressed upon Him; or pushed upon Him, with great eagerness and violence. The Arabic version renders it, "they rushed upon Him, so that they fell": they pushed on, and pressed so hard to get to Him, that they fell upon one another, and on Him: the Persic version renders it, "they cast themselves on him, for the sake of touching Him"; which must be very troublesome indeed.
Plagues or scourges (so the Greek word properly means) seem to be those very painful or afflictive disorders.
3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.
And unclean spirits, when they saw Him,.... That is, as the Syriac and Arabic versions read, "they who had unclean spirits": or, as the Ethiopic,
"they that were possessed with unclean spirits"; as soon as ever they beheld Christ, fell down before Him: the unclean spirits being said to do that, which they that were possessed with them did;
and which, notwithstanding their possession of them, they could not prevent, but were obliged to admit of it, as a token of their subjection to Christ: and even the devils themselves in the men,
cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God; a divine person, equal with God; and such his power over them, and His healing all manner of diseases, by a word, or touch, showed Him to be.
3:12 And He straitly charged them that they should not make Him known.
He charged them not to make Him known - cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God; a divine person, equal with God; and such his power over them, and His healing all manner of diseases, by a word, or touch, showed Him to be.
3:12 And He straitly charged them that they should not make Him known.
-1-It was not the time:
-2-nor were they fit preachers.
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