Stretch forth thy hand (εκτεινον σου την χειρα). Probably the arm was not withered, though that is not certain. But he did the imp…

And he said, Stretch forth thine hand. This was a remarkable commandment. The man might have said that he had no strength; that i…

Then he said to the man — Mark, with his usual vividness, adds the look, gesture, and feeling that accompanied the words:…

Thus our Lord practically carried out His own teaching. He who could work a miracle of this sort was divine and could rightly interpret His own law…

St. Jerome: Because He had vindicated His disciples with sound examples from the charge of breaking the Sabbath, the Pharisee…

For the third time in this gospel, Jesus’ argument depends on a contrast between animals and people (cf. 6:26; 10:31) and presupposes the greater v…

Then saith he to the man
That is, after he had looked round about upon them, to observe their countenances; and what…

Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done on the Lord's day. There are more ways of doing well on Sabbath days than by the …