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Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Mark 3:1,2 - So they watched Him closely

3:1

The sequence of disputes ends with another one concerning the Sabbath. Indeed, many of the disputes between Jesus and the religious leaders centred around the Sabbath. As noted earlier, the Sabbath was indeed very important and a crucial part of the Law, but the religious leaders did not understand its true significance and meaning. 


3:2

Jesus is in the synagogue and it is the Sabbath. There was also a man with a shrivelled hand. “Some” were looking for an excuse to accuse Jesus. “Some” are probably religious leaders, quite possibly Pharisees, even the ones involved in the previous clash. This time they are deliberately looking to find fault, rather than reacting to something that Jesus did. Would He heal on the Sabbath?


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