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Mark 3:2
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In order to accuse him, they were watching him closely to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath.
And they watched him, whether hee would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
And they watched Jesus, to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
Some people watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath day so they could accuse him.
The Pharisees were watching Jesus closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him [in the Jewish high court].
They were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
And they were watching Him to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.
Looking for a reason to accuse him of something, people watched him carefully to see if he would heal him on Shabbat.
And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
Some Jews there were watching Jesus closely. They were waiting to see if he would heal the man on a Sabbath day. They wanted to see Jesus do something wrong so that they could accuse him.
And they watched him, whether he would heale him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
Some people were there who wanted to accuse Jesus of doing wrong; so they watched him closely to see whether he would cure the man on the Sabbath.
And they were watching him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, in order that they could accuse him.
And they watched Him, whether He will heal him on the sabbaths, that they might accuse Him.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.
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and they watched him whether he would cure him on the shabath, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him, that if he should heal on the sabbath, they might accuse him.
And they watched hym, whether he woulde heale hym on the Sabboth daye, that they myght accuse hym.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
They watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.
They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him.
And thei aspieden hym, if he helide in the sabatis, to accuse him.
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the Sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
And they watched him, [to see] whether he would heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him.
They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they could accuse him.
So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus' enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man's hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.
The proud religious law-keepers watched Jesus to see if He would heal the man on the Day of Rest. They wanted to have something to say against Jesus.
They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
and they were narrowly watching him, whether, on the Sabbath, he would cure him, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days, that they might accuse him.
And they watched him, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
And they watched him to se whether he wolde heale him on the Saboth daye yt they might accuse him.
and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.
And they marked him, whether he wolde heale him on the Sabbath, that they might accuse him.
the Pharisees watched Jesus, to see if he would heal him on the sabbath-day, that so they might accuse him.
The bigwig preachers kept an eye on Jesus to see if he would heal the guy on the day of rest. They were always on the lookout for some way to talk bad about him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 37:32, Isaiah 29:20, Isaiah 29:21, Jeremiah 20:10, Daniel 6:4, Luke 6:7, Luke 11:53, Luke 11:54, Luke 14:1, Luke 20:20, John 9:16
Reciprocal: Matthew 12:2 - Behold Mark 1:32 - at even Luke 13:14 - and not John 5:9 - and on
Cross-References
Their poison is like the poison of a snake; Like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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: according to the Evangelist Matthew, they put a question to him, whether it was lawful to heal on the sabbath day? with this view, that they might, one way or another, have something to accuse him of, either to the people, or to the sanhedrim; :-.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See this explained in Matthew 12:9-13.
Mark 3:4
Or 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 this man, to do it, or to suffer him to remain in this suffering condition; and he illustrates it by an example, showing that in a manner of much less importance - that respecting their cattle - they would do on the Sabbath just as “he” would if he should heal this man. The same remark may apply to all opportunities of doing good. “The ability to do good imposes an obligation to do it” (Cotton Mather) He that has the means of feeding the hungry, and clothing the naked, and instructing the ignorant, and sending the gospel to the destitute, and that does it not, is guilty, for he is practically doing evil; he is suffering evils to exist which he might remove. So the wicked will be condemned in the day of judgment because “they did it not,” Matthew 25:45. If this is true, what an obligation rests upon the rich to do good!
Mark 3:5
With anger - With a severe and stern countenance; with indignation at their hypocrisy and hardness of heart. This was not, however, a spiteful or revengeful passion; it was caused by excessive “grief” at their state: “being grieved for the hardness of their hearts.” It was not hatred of the “men” whose hearts were so hard; it was hatred of the sin which they exhibited, joined with the extreme grief that neither his teaching nor the law of God, nor any means which could be used, overcame their confirmed wickedness. Such anger is not unlawful, Ephesians 4:26. However, in this instance, our Lord has taught us that anger is never lawful except when it is tempered with grief or compassion for those who have offended.
Hardness of their hearts - The heart, figuratively the seat of feeling or affection, is said to be tender when it is easily affected by the sufferings of others - by our own sin and danger - by the love and commands of God; when we are easily made to feel on the great subjects pertaining to our interest, Ezekiel 11:19-20. It is hard when nothing moves it; when a man is alike insensible to the sufferings of others, to the dangers of his own condition, and to the commands, the love, and the threatenings of God. It is most tender in youth, or when we have committed fewest crimes. It is made hard by indulgence in sin, by long resisting the offers of salvation, or by opposing any great and affecting appeals which God may make to us by his Spirit or providence, by affliction, or by a revival of religion. Hence, it is that the most favorable period for securing an interest in Christ, or for becoming a Christian, is in youth the first, the tenderest, and the best days of life. Nay, in the days of childhood, in the Sabbath-school, God may be found, and the soul prepared to die.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Mark 3:2. They watched him — παρετηρουν αυτον, they maliciously watched him. Luke 14:1.
