“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.”
He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, stretch out your hand. He did so, and his hand was completely restored — the looking around at them all communicates Jesus' full awareness of the watching crowd before he acts. Stretch out your hand: the command requires the man's active participation — he must stretch out the hand he cannot use. He did so, and it was completely restored: the obedience to the command in faith is the action through which the healing occurs.
Church Fathers on Luke 6:10
The Lord now proceeds to another work. For He who had determined to make the whole man safe, was able to cure each member. Hence it is said, And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught.
He chiefly heals and teaches on the sabbaths, not only to convey the meaning of a spiritual sabbath, but because of the more numerous assembly of the people.
But He taught things far beyond their comprehension, and opened to his hearers the way to future salvation by Him; and then after having first taught them, He suddenly showed His divine power, as it follows, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered.
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