Verse 10. Whole as the other.] Many MSS., both here and in the parallel place, Mr 3:5, omit the word , whole. Griesbach leaves it out of the text. The hand was restored as the other. But had it only been a luxated joint, even allowing, with a German critic, that the bone regained its place by the effort made to stretch out the arm, without the intervention of a miracle, it would have required several weeks to restore the muscles and ligaments to their wonted tone and strength. Why all this learned labour to leave God out of the question?

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

And looking round about upon them all,…. The Scribes and Pharisees, and the rest of the people in the synagogue;

[See comments on Mr 3:5].

he said to the man; who had the withered hand,

stretch forth thy hand, and he did so; he stretched it out, as the Syriac and Persic versions render it, which he was not able to do before:

and his hand was restored well as the other; the phrase, “well as the other”, is left out in one copy, and in the Vulgate Latin version; and so is the word “well” in the Syriac and Arabic versions; and the word “immediately” is added in the Ethiopic version. And certain it is, that his withered hand was restored sound and well as the other, directly.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

He looked round about on them all (). First aorist middle participle as in Mr 3:5, the middle voice giving a personal touch to it all. Mark adds “with anger” which Luke here does not put in. All three Gospels have the identical command:

Stretch forth thy hand ( ). First aorist active imperative.

Stretch out , clean out, full length. All three Gospels also have the first aorist passive indicative with the double augment of the double compound verb . As in Greek writers, so here the double compound means complete restoration to the former state.

Fuente: Robertson’s Word Pictures in the New Testament

Thy hand. The arm was not withered.

Fuente: Vincent’s Word Studies in the New Testament

1) “And looking round about upon them all,” (kai periblepsamenos pantas autous) “And looking round at all them,” at all those in the synagogue; Mar 3:5 reads, “With anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts.”

2) “He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand.” (eipen auto ekteinon ten cheira sou) “He said to him, stretch out your hand,” Mar 3:5.

3) “And he did so:” (ho de epoiesen) “Then he did it,” stretched it out at once, obediently, Mat 12:13; Mar 3:5.

4) “And his hand was restored whole as the other.” (kai apekatestathe he cheir autou) “And his hand was restored,” or was made well, Mat 12:13; Mar 3:5.

Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary

(10) And looking round about upon them.See Notes on Mar. 3:4.

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

‘And he looked round about on them all, and said to him, “Stretch forth your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored.’

Then He looked round at them all, one by one, giving each an opportunity to reply. But all they did was glare back. Then He turned to the man, saying, “Stretch forth your hand.” He knew what He was doing. He knew what the reaction would be. But He knew that He had to do it. They were challenging His very authority to act as He was doing. They were seeking to make Him bend to the will of the Rabbis and admit that His claims at the previous incident had been excessive. But this He could not do, for He did have God’s authority to question the interpretations of the Rabbis. (Had He been a fellow Rabbi they might have accepted this once he had established a great reputation. But to them He was an outsider making great and dangerous claims. He was challenging their authority just as they were challenging His). So He recognised that He had no alternative to what He intended to do.

But in fact He ‘did’ nothing. As the man stretched forth his hand it was restored. So the question now was, Who had done it? Was it God, or Jesus, or both. The simple common folk knew that answer. It was both. The Pharisees and scribes too realised that they were trapped. What do you do in such a case? Jesus had not touched the man. All He had done was tell Him to stretch out his poor withered arm. As far as the evidence went God had done the work. But not a single person there doubted that Jesus had done it too.

Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett

10. ] Mark adds one of the most striking and graphic descriptions in the Gospels.

It was thus that He bare (see Mat 8:17 ), even while on earth, our sins and infirmities. Their hearts were hardened, but He grieved for it.

Fuente: Henry Alford’s Greek Testament

Luk 6:10 . . Lk. borrows this word from Mk., but omits all reference to the emotions he ascribes to Jesus: anger mixed with pity. He looks round merely waiting for an answer to His pointed question. None being forthcoming, He proceeds to heal: “qui tacet, consentit,” Bornemann.

Fuente: The Expositors Greek Testament by Robertson

looking round, &c. Mark’s Divine supplement is “with anger”, &c.

whole = healed.

other. See App-124.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

10.] Mark adds -one of the most striking and graphic descriptions in the Gospels.

It was thus that He bare (see Mat 8:17), even while on earth, our sins and infirmities. Their hearts were hardened,-but He grieved for it.

Fuente: The Greek Testament

Looking: Mar 3:5

Stretch: Exo 4:6, Exo 4:7, 1Ki 13:6, Psa 107:20, Joh 5:8

Reciprocal: 1Ki 13:4 – his hand Act 4:16 – and we

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Jesus looked round to make sure of the attention to his work. The man’s hand only was afflicted, hence he was able without miraculous help to stretch out his arm. With that act came the complete restoration of the afflicted hand.

Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary

There was only one answer that the religious leaders could give. It was lawful to do good and unlawful to do evil on the Sabbath. However, they refused to answer because their answer virtually would have given Jesus their approval to heal the man. They did not want to do that because they wanted to retain their traditional abstinence from Sabbath activities. Jesus proceeded to do good and healed the man’s hand, but He did so without performing any physical work. There was nothing the critics could point to as an act that Jesus performed for which they could condemn Him. This method of healing pointed to Jesus being a prophet sent from God at least and to His being God at most.

Fuente: Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)