And they watched him whether he would heal on the sabbath days; that they might accuse him.

And they watched him if he would heal him on the sabbath, that they might accuse him.

and they were watching him, whether on the sabbaths he will heal him, that they might accuse him.

They closely watched Him to see whether He would cure him on the Sabbath - so as to have a charge to bring against Him.

And they were watching him to see if he would make him well on the Sabbath day, so that they might have something against him.

And they observed him, to see if he would cure on the Sabbaths, so that they might accuse him.

And they watched Jesus closely, to see if he would cure the man on the Sabbath, so that they might have a charge to bring against him.

They watched him - Παρετηρουν αυτον, they maliciously watched him. See on Luke 14:1 (note).

And they watched him,.... The ruler of the synagogue, and the principal men in it; particularly the Scribes and Pharisees, who followed him wherever he went; they observed him diligently, and kept their eyes upon him; this lame man being in the synagogue, to see
whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; which, knowing his readiness to do good, they might expect he would:
that they might accuse him; as they had accused his disciples before, of the violation of the sabbath: according to the Evangelist Matthew, they put a question to him, whether it was lawful to heal on the sabbath day? with this view, that they might, one way or another, have something to accuse him of, either to the people, or to the sanhedrim; See Gill on Matthew 12:10.

They watched him. The same critics who had found fault in the preceding chapter. There was present a man whose right hand was withered, and they watched to see whether the Lord would heal him on the Sabbath.

And they - The scribes and Pharisees, watched him, that they might accuse him - Pride, anger, and shame, after being so often put to silence, began now to ripen into malice.