Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Mark 3:5

"And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored." — Mark 3:5 (ASV)

Anger is rarely directly attributed to Jesus (cf. comment on 1:41). When he was angry, it was never the expression of injured self-concern. It was more like “righteous indignation”—what a good person feels in the presence of stark evil. Such anger was particularly appropriate to this situation, for Jesus saw the stubborn, unfeeling hearts of his enemies. He ordered the man to stretch out his hand; the man obeyed, and it was instantly and completely restored.