Mark 3:2 (BSB)
In order to accuse Jesus, they were watching to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
Commentary on Mark 3:2
- Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Mark 3:1-12: Here, as before, we have our Lord Jesus busy at work in the synagogue first, and then by the sea side; to teach us that his presence should not be confined either to the one or to the other, but, wherever any are gathered together in his name, whether in the synagogue or any where else, there is he in the midst of them.
- John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Mark 3:2: And they watched him,.... The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who followed him wherever he went; they observed him diligently, and kept their eyes upon him; this lame man being in the synagogue, to see whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; which, knowing his readiness to do good, they might expect he...
- Adam Clarke (Methodist), Clarke's Commentary on the Bible on Mark 3:2: They watched him - Παρετηρουν αυτον, they maliciously watched him. See on Luk 14:1 (note).