They watched (παρετηρουν). Imperfect tense, were watching on the side (or sly). Luke uses the middle voice, παρετηρουντο, to accen…

A man there which had a withered hand.—See Notes on Matthew 12:9-14. Mark omits the reference to the sheep fallen into a …

Theophylact of Ohrid: After refuting the Jews who had blamed His disciples for pulling heads of grain on the Sabbath day, u…

Mark does not specifically identify the opposition here, though he clearly means Pharisees and the teachers of the law (cf. Lk 6:7). Since Jesus ha…

And they watched him The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who…

This man's situation was pitiful; he had a withered hand, which prevented him from working for his living, and those who are in such a condition ar…