And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
See this explained in Mat 12:9-13. Mar 3:4 Or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? - It seems to have been a maxim with the Jews that not to do good when we have an opportunity is to do evil; not to…
Adam Clarke
They watched him - Παρετηρουν αυτον, they maliciously watched him. See on Luk 14:1 (note).
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,…
Cambridge Bible
they watched him The same company of Scribes and Pharisees had gathered together from Judæa, Jerusalem, and Galilee itself (Luk 5:17), to find matter of accusation against Him. They watched Him with…
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