And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the sabbath day; that they might accuse him. (3:2) Now they were keeping an eye on Him. He had taken them by surprise when He healed the demoniac on the Sabbath. He had taken them by storm in His flawless defense of His disciples. But from now on the Lord’s enemies would be ready for Him. Three things set the Jews apart from the rest of the world. These three things kept them separate from the Gentiles and, on the purely human level, helped them