Mark 3:1-5 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.… We may behold our own weakness in this emblem, which represents that total inability of doing good to which sin has reduced mankind. A withered hand, in the sight of God, and in the eyes of faith, is — (1) a covetous wretch, who bestows on the poor little or no alms at all; (2) a lukewarm and negligent Christian, who performs no good works; (3) a magistrate or person in authority, who takes no care to maintain order and justice; (4) a great man who abandons the innocent when oppressed. None but Thou, O Lord, can heal this withered hand, because its indisposition proceeds from the heart, and Thou alone canst apply Thy healing and almighty hand to that. (Quesnel.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there which had a withered hand.WEB: He entered again into the synagogue, and there was a man there who had his hand withered. |
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