# Mark 3.5

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**Book:** [Mark](/codex/john-mark/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. And he saith unto the man that had his hand withered, <span class="rl-speech">Stand forth.</span> 4. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Is it lawful on the sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? to save a life, or to kill? But they held their peace.</span>
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> **5. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, <span class="rl-speech">Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.</span>**
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> 6. And the Pharisees went out, and straightway with the Herodians took counsel against him, how they might destroy him. 7. And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judaea, (Mark 3:3-7, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. He said to the man who had his hand withered, <span class="rl-speech">“Stand up.”</span> 4. He said to them, <span class="rl-speech">“Is it lawful on the Sabbath day to do good, or to do harm? To save a life, or to kill?”</span> But they were silent.
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> **5. When he had looked around at them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their hearts, he said to the man, <span class="rl-speech">“Stretch out your hand.”</span> He stretched it out, and his hand was restored as healthy as the other.**
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> 6. The Pharisees went out, and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7. Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea, (Mark 3:3-7, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand, <span class="rl-speech">Stand forth. <sup>Stand forth: Gr. Arise, stand forth in the midst</sup></span> 4. And he saith unto them, <span class="rl-speech">Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.</span>
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> **5. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, <span class="rl-speech">Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.hardness: or, blindness</span>**
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> 6. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. 7. But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea, (Mark 3:3-7, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. And he saith to the man having the hand withered, <span class="rl-speech">'Rise up in the midst.'</span> 4. And he saith to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save, or to kill?'</span> but they were silent.
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> **5. And having looked round upon them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their heart, he saith to the man, <span class="rl-speech">'Stretch forth thy hand;'</span> and he stretched forth, and his hand was restored whole as the other;**
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> 6. and the Pharisees having gone forth, immediately, with the Herodians, were taking counsel against him how they might destroy him. 7. And Jesus withdrew with his disciples unto the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, (Mark 3:3-7, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** Mark / John Mark (traditionally, on Peter's preaching) / narrator + Jesus's direct teaching
- **Audience:** Gentile-Roman Christian audience (heavy explanation of Jewish customs)
- **Location:** first-century Palestine (events); Rome (likely composition)
- **Time period:** events c. 4 BC, AD 30/33; composed c. AD 55-70

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [G2588 - kardia](/codex/g2588-kardia/), *kardia* (Strong's G2588). Also appears in: [Matthew 5.28](/codex/matthew-5-28/), [Matthew 6.21](/codex/matthew-6-21/), [Matthew 9.4](/codex/matthew-9-4/).

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [Mark 3](/codex/mark-3/)

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