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And behold there was, a man with a withered hand. They asked him, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?" that they might accuse him.
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A Question Meant to Accuse
Commentators emphasize that the Pharisees' question was not a sincere inquiry but a deliberate trap. Their stated goal was 'that they might accuse him.' Scholars explain that Jewish tradition at the time only permitted healing on the Sabbath if a life was in danger. By presenting this non-life-threatening case, the Pharisees hoped to catch Jesus breaking their rules so they could formally charge him.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A man which had his hand withered. This was probably one form of the palsy. (See Barnes on Matthew 4:24).
Mark and Luke mentioned s…
Is it lawful? (ε εξεστιν). The use of ε in direct questions is really elliptical and seems an imitation of the Hebrew (Robertson, …
19th Century
Anglican
There was a man who had a withered hand — Two facts are implied:
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Baptist
The incident was noteworthy, and therefore it is mentioned with a “behold.” It was remarkable that so very soon a case occurred to bring up again t…
The action moves from the field to the synagogue. Matthew makes plain the malice in the Pharisees. The form of the their question in v.10 is genera…
16th Century
Protestant
They asked him, saying. Mark and Luke say only that they watched what our Lord would do; but Matthew states more clearly that the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And behold, there was a man who had his hand withered , &c.] Or dry; the juices were dried up, the nerves and sinews…
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 …
