Mark 3:2
And they kept watching Jesus to see whether he would cure him on the Sabbath; so as to have some charge to bring against him.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
In Context
1Again he went into a synagogue where there was a man with his hand withered.
3"Stand up," Jesus said to the man with the withered hand, "and come forward."
Cross References
Luke 6:7Now the Scribes and Pharisees kept watching to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might be able to bring on accusations to him.
Luke 14:1It happened on the Sabbath Day when he went into the house of a certain ruler among Pharisees to take a meal, that they were watching him.
John 9:16Then some of the Pharisees began to say, "This man in not from God, because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others said, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?"
Matthew Henry on Mark 3:2-13
The Withered Hand Restored; Multitudes Healed. 1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. 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. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being… Read the whole commentary →