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

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. 3And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth.

Mark 3:1 word by word

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

• 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 1:21And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.
• Matthew 12:9And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
• Luke 6:6And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.
• 1 Kings 13:4And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth–el, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.
• John 5:3In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

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