Mark 3:2 — Meaning and Application

Mark 3:1

"And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand."

Mark 3:3

"And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, Stand forth. {Stand forth: Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst}"

Mark 3:4

"And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace."

Mark 3:5

"And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched {it} out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. {hardness: or, blindness}"

Mark 3:6

"And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him."