Mark 3:2
And they watched Jesus closely, to see if he would cure the man on the Sabbath, so that they might have a charge to bring against him.
Twentieth Century 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
1On another occasion Jesus went in to a Synagogue, where there was a man whose hand was withered.
3“Stand out in the middle,” Jesus said to the man with the withered hand;
Cross References
Luke 6:7The Teachers of the Law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely, to see if he would work cures on the Sabbath, so that they might find a charge to bring against him.
Luke 14:1On one occasion, as Jesus was going, on a Sabbath into the house of one of the leading Pharisees to dine, they were watching him closely.
John 9:16“The man cannot be from God,” said some of the Pharisees, “for he does not keep the Sabbath.” “How is it possible,” retorted others, “for a bad man to give signs like this?”
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 →