SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:13
Entonces dijo a aquel hombre: Extiende tu mano. Y l la extendi, y fue restituida sana como la otra.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Matthew 12:13
Verse 13. Stretch forth thine hand.] The bare command of God is a sufficient reason of obedience. This man might have reasoned thus: "Lord, my hand is withered; how then can I stretch it out? Make it whole first, and afterwards I will do as thou commandest." This may appear reasonable, but in his case it would have been foolishness. At the command of the Lord he made the effort, and in making it the cure was effected! Faith disregards apparent impossibilities, where there is a command and promise of God. The effort to believe is, often, that faith by which the soul is healed. A little before (ver. 6, 8) Jesus Christ had asserted his Godhead, in this verse he proves it. What but the omnipotence of the living God could have, in a moment, restored this withered hand? There could be no collusion here; the man who had a real disease was instantaneously and therefore miraculously cured; and the mercy and power of God were both amply manifested in this business.
It is worthy of remark, that as the man was healed with a word, without even a touch, the Sabbath was unbroken, even according to their most rigid interpretation of the letter of the law.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. Then saith he to the man , etc.] That is, after he had looked round about upon them, to observe their countenances; and what answer they would make to his arguments; and with anger for their inhumanity and cruelty; being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, i.e. their unmercifulness to their fellow creatures, and the stupidity and blindness of their minds, being ignorant of the Scriptures, and of the sabbath, the nature, use, and Lord of it; which things are observed by the Evangelist Mark; then, in a commanding authoritative way, almighty power going along with his word, he says to the man who stood forth before him, and the Pharisees, stretch forth thine hand , which was before contracted and shrivelled up; and he stretched it forth with all the ease imaginable, and was, not only able to do this, but to make use of it any way; for it was restored whole like as the other ; his left hand, which had never been damaged. This was an instance of Christs power; a proof of the lawfulness of healing on the sabbath day; and a rebuke to the Pharisees for their cruelty and uncharitableness. This man was an emblem of the inability of men to do anything that is spiritually good, and of the power and efficacy of divine grace to enable persons to stretch out their hands, and do things which they of themselves are not equal to.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 9-13 - Christ shows that works of mercy are lawful and proper to be done of 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 an charity, with humility and self-denial, and shall be accepted, Ge 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 d any thing that is good. Christ only, by the power of his grace, cure 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 promise of grace given by the word.
Greek Textus Receptus
τοτε 5119 ADV λεγει 3004 5719 V-PAI-3S τω 3588 T-DSM ανθρωπω 444 N-DSM εκτεινον 1614 5657 V-AAM-2S την 3588 T-ASF χειρα 5495 N-ASF σου 4675 P-2GS και 2532 CONJ εξετεινεν 1614 5656 V-AAI-3S και 2532 CONJ αποκατεσταθη 600 5681 V-API-3S υγιης 5199 A-NSF ως 5613 ADV η 3588 T-NSF αλλη 243 A-NSF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Stretch forth thy hand. The arm was not withered.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
12:13 {Stretch forth thy hand} (ekteinon sou ten ceira). Probably the arm was not withered, though that is not certain. But he did the impossible. "He stretched it forth," straight, I hope, towards the Pharisees who were watching Jesus (#Mr 3:2).
