Luke 6:10

And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Jesus addresses a man with a withered hand while standing before a group of observers in a synagogue. He speaks this command immediately after posing a rhetorical question about Sabbath law and just before the religious leaders react with rage.

The words — περιβλεψάμενος (periblepsamenos) means "having looked around," indicating a deliberate survey of the crowd before speaking. ἔκτεινον (ekteinon) is the imperative "do stretch out," directing the man to obey before receiving restoration.

The thread — The command to stretch out a hand for healing parallels Jesus' action in Mark 3:5 and echoes the restoration motif in Exodus 4:6 and 1 Kings 13:6. These passages collectively establish a pattern where divine power operates through physical obedience to a spoken word.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that restoration follows immediate compliance with a direct command. It demands a response to Jesus' authority without waiting for prior assurance of the outcome.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

Cross-references

Exodus 4:6 Furthermore, the LORD said to Moses, “Put your hand inside your cloak.” So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, white as snow.
Mark 3:5 Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.
1 Kings 13:6 Then the king responded to the man of God, “Intercede with the LORD your God and pray for me that my hand may be restored.” So the man of God interceded with the LORD, and the king’s hand was restored to him as it was before.
Psalms 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
John 5:8 Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.”