² Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely^(A) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.^{(B) 3} Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

⁴ Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.