Mark 3:2
They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath--so as to have a charge to bring against Him.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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
1At another time, when He went to the synagogue, there was a man there with one arm shrivelled up.
3"Come forward," said He to the man with the shrivelled arm.
Cross References
Luke 6:7The Scribes and the Pharisees were on the watch to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath that they might be able to bring an accusation against Him.
Luke 14:1One day--it was a Sabbath--He was taking a meal at the house of one of the Rulers of the Pharisee party, while they were closely watching Him.
John 9:16This led some of the Pharisees to say, "That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath." "How is it possible for a bad man to do such miracles?" argued others.
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 →