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He looked around at them all, and said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did, and his hand was restored as sound as the other.
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Faith in an Impossible Command
Commentators note that Jesus commanded the man to do something physically impossible. The man's response to "Stretch forth thy hand" is seen as an act of obedience born of faith. By attempting the impossible at Jesus' command, he received a complete healing, illustrating that faith often involves acting on God's word even when it defies human logic.
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He looked round about on them all (περιβλεψαμενος). First aorist middle participle as in Mr 3:5, the middle voice giving a persona…
19th Century
Anglican
And looking round about upon them.—See Notes on Mark 3:4.
Baptist
He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; an…
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Here Jesus commanded the impossible. Presumably the man exercised obedience born of faith, and Jesus healed the withered hand completely. The respo…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And looking round about upon them all The Scribes and Pharisees, and the rest of the people in the synagogue; (S…
Presbyterian
Christ was neither ashamed nor afraid to acknowledge the purposes of his grace. He healed the poor man, even though he knew that his enemies would …
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