But they held their peace (ο δε εσιωπων). Imperfect tense. In sullen silence and helplessness before the merciless questions of Je…

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 opportu…

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…

Jesus was fully aware of the designs of the opposition. Instead of acting carefully, he commanded the man to stand up and come to “center stage” so…

And he says to them
Either to the whole multitude, to all the a embly in the synagogue; and so the Persic version re…

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…