Mark 3:1

Mark 3:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
• New International Version (NIV)Another time Jesus went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand.

Context of Mark 3:1

Another time, Jesus went into the Jewish meeting place. A man was there. His hand was very small and weak, so he could not use it. 2Some Pharisees were watching Jesus carefully. They wanted to find a reason to say that Jesus was doing wrong things. It was the Jewish day of rest. So the Pharisees watched Jesus to see if he would make the man well on this day. 3Jesus said to the man, ‘Stand here in front of everyone.’

Mark 3:1 word by word

Καὶ εἰσῆλθεν πάλιν εἰς τὴν συναγωγήν, καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ ἄνθρωπος ἐξηραμμένην ἔχων τὴν χεῖρα,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• thereἐκεῖekei · thereG1563
• which hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a witheredξηραίνωxērainō · to dryG3583
• handχείρcheir · handG5495

Cross-references for Mark 3:1

• Mark 1:21Then Jesus and those disciples went into a town called Capernaum. On the next Jewish day of rest, Jesus went into the Jews' meeting place. He began to teach the people there.
• Matthew 12:9Then Jesus left that place. He went into the Jewish meeting place.
• Luke 6:6On another Jewish day of rest, Jesus went into the Jewish meeting place and he taught the people. A man was there. His right hand had become small and weak and he could not use it.
• 1 Kings 13:4King Jeroboam heard the message that God's servant shouted against the altar at Bethel. As he stood there at the altar, the king pointed his hand at God's servant. He said, ‘Take hold of that man!’ But when he pointed with his hand, it suddenly became useless and he could not pull it back.
• John 5:3A large number of sick people were lying in these places. Some of them were blind. Some of them could not walk properly. Some of them could not move their legs or their arms. [ They were waiting for when the water started to move.

Commentaries on Mark 3:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1A man there which had a withered hand - See this explained on Matthew 12:10; (note), etc., and on Luke 6:6, Luke 6:10; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-5Verses 1-5 See this explained in Matthew 12:9-13. Mark 3:4 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 opportunity is to do evil; not to save life is to kill or to be guilty of murder. If a man has an opportunity of saving a man‘s life when he is in danger, and does not do it, he is evidently guilty of his death. On this principle our Saviour puts this question to the Jews…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The withered hand healed. (1-5) The people resort to Christ. (6-12) The apostles called. (13-21) The blasphemy of the scribes. (22-30) Christ's relatives. (31-35) Verses 1-5 This man's case was piteous; he had a withered hand, which disabled him from working for his living; and those that are so, are the most proper objects of charity. Let those be helped that cannot help themselves. But stubborn infidels, when they can say nothing against the truth, yet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The scene again involves a synagogue, probably in Capernaum (1:21, 29). The man with a withered hand was present on the Sabbath (3:1–2). The enemies of Jesus wanted to use this situation against him. If he healed the man, they could accuse him, so they watched him closely.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 3:1

• Capernaum
• Jesus, the Christ
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Commentaries on Mark 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings