有些人就密切注意耶穌會不會在安息日使那個人痊癒,這是為要控告耶穌。 耶穌對那手枯萎的人說:「起來,站到中間來!」 耶穌問他們:「在安息日可以行善還是作惡,救命還是害命?」他們卻不做聲。

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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) Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

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.

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Some Pharisees were watching Jesus carefully. They wanted to find a reason to say that Jesus was doing wrong things. It was the Jewish day of rest. So the Pharisees watched Jesus to see if he would make the man well on this day. Jesus said to the man, ‘Stand here in front of everyone.’

Then Jesus said to the Pharisees, ‘Is it right for us to do good things on our day of rest? Or should we do bad things? Should we save a person's life? Or should we kill people?’

Nobody said anything.

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