The Man with a Withered Hand

9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue,

Other Translations of Matthew 12:9

King James Version

The Man with a Withered Hand

9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:

English Standard Version

The Man with a Withered Hand

9 He went on from there and entered their synagogue.

The Message

The Man with a Withered Hand

9 When Jesus left the field, he entered their meeting place.

New King James Version

The Man with a Withered Hand

9 Now when He had departed from there, He went into their synagogue.

New Living Translation

The Man with a Withered Hand

9 Then Jesus went over to their synagogue,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 12:9

Commentary on Matthew 12:9-13

(Read Matthew 12:9-13)

Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done on the Lord's day. There are more ways of doing well upon sabbath days, than by the duties of worship: attending the sick, relieving the poor, helping those who need speedy relief, teaching the young to care for their souls; these are doing good: and these must be done from love and charity, with humility and self-denial, and shall be accepted, Genesis 4:7. This, like other cures which Christ wrought, had a spiritual meaning. By nature our hands are withered, and we are unable of ourselves to do any thing that is good. Christ only, by the power of his grace, cures us; he heals the withered hand by putting life into the dead soul, works in us both to will and to do: for, with the command, there is a promise of grace given by the word.