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And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.
Note 5 at Mk. 3:5: When we think of wrath or anger, we think in terms of a loss of control, a rage of helplessness, or just plain irritableness and bad temper. This is not true of God. His anger is the set of His nature against sin. Sin is evil and whatever witnesses against sin is good (Rom. 12:9; Eph. 4:26-27).
Note 6 at Mk. 3:5: In this verse, we see Jesus displaying anger and grief, two emotions that are usually associated with sin. Of course, Jesus was without sin (2 Cor. 5:21; Heb. 4:15; 1 Pet. 2:22) so it is easy to see that these emotions have their place when directed by God (Amos 5:15; Rom. 12:9).
