Mark 3 · Verse 1

Mark 3:1

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.
Mark 3:1, King James Version

Mark 3:1 in other translations

BSBOnce again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man with a withered hand was there.
WEBHe entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there whose hand was withered.
ASVAnd he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered.
YLTAnd he entered again into the synagogue, and there was there a man having the hand withered,
DARBYAnd he entered again into the synagogue; and there was there a man having his hand dried up.
BBEAnd he went again into the Synagogue; and there was a man there whose hand was dead.
WebsterAnd he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had a withered hand.

What does Mark 3:1 mean?

Barnes' Notes
MARK CHAPTER 3

Verses 1-5. See this explained in Mt 12:9-13.

(a) "And he entered" Mt 12:9, Lk 6:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

The man with the withered hand healed, Mar 3:1-5. The Pharisees plot our Lord's destruction, Mar 3:6. Christ withdraws, and is followed by a great multitude, Mar 3:7-9. He heals many, and goes to a mountain to pray, Mar 3:10-13. He ordains twelve disciples, and, gives them power to preach and work miracles, Mar 3:14, Mar 3:15. Their names, Mar 3:16-19. The multitudes throng him, and the scribes attribute his miracles to Beelzebub, Mar 3:20-22. He vindicates himself by a parable, Mar 3:23-27. Of the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, Mar 3:28-30. His mother and brethren send for him, Mar 3:31, Mar 3:32. And he takes occasion from this to show, that they who do the will of God are to him as his brother, sister, and mother, Mar 3:33-35. Verse 1 A man there which had a withered hand - See this explained on Mat 12:10 (note), etc., and on Luk 6:6, Luk 6:10 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 3:1-5
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 will not yield. We hear what is said amiss, and see what is done amiss; but Christ looks at the root of bitterness in the heart, the blindness and hardness of that, and is grieved. Let hard-hearted sinners tremble to think of the anger with which he will look upon them shortly, when the day of his wrath comes. The great healing day now is the sabbath, and the healing place the house of prayer; but the healing power is of Christ. The gospel command is like that recorded here: though our hands are withered, yet, if we will not stretch them out, it is our own fault that we are not healed. But if we are healed, Christ, his power and grace, must have all the glory.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Mark 3:1 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenHe enteredG1525
πάλινpalinagainG3825
εἰςeisintoG1519
τὴνtēntheG3588
συναγωγήν,sunagōgēnsynagogue,G4864
καὶkaiandG2532
ἦνēnthere wasG1510
ἐκεῖekeithereG1563
ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444
ἐξηραμμένηνexērammenēnwitheredG3583
ἔχωνechōnhavingG2192
τὴνtēntheG3588
χεῖρα,cheirahand,G5495

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 3:1

  • Matthew 12:9-14

    And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue: And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. …

  • Luke 6:6-11

    And 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. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? …

  • Mark 1:21

    And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

  • 1 Kings 13:4

    And 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Christ heals the withered hand,
10 and many other infirmities;
11 rebukes the unclean spirit;
13 chooses his twelve apostles;
22 convinces the blasphemy of casting out devils by Beelzebub;
31 and shows who are his brother, sister, and mother.

he entered.
1:21; Mt 12:9-14; Lu 6:6-11
withered.
1Ki 13:4; Joh 5:3

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Context

  • Mark 3:1

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

  • Mark 3:2

    And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

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Mark 3:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y OTRA vez entró en la sinagoga; y había allí un hombre que tenía una mano seca.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il entra encore dans la synagogue; et il y avait là un homme qui avait la main desséchée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er ging wiederum in die Synagoge; und es war daselbst ein Mensch, der eine verdorrte Hand hatte.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et introivit iterum in synagogam: et erat ibi homo habens manum aridam.