³ In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and ^(A)paralyzed.^[a]

A Man with a Withered Hand

3 ^(A)Again ^(B)he entered the synagogue, and a man was there with a withered hand. ² And ^(C)they watched Jesus,^[a] to see whether he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him. ³ And he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come here.” ⁴ And he said to them, ^(D)“Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent.

²² And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: ^(A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, ^(B)lepers^[a] are cleansed, and ^(C)the deaf hear, ^(D)the dead are raised up, ^(E)the poor have good news preached to them.

³⁰ And great crowds came to him, bringing with them ^(A)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them,

Patience in Suffering

⁷ Be patient, therefore, brothers,^[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives ^(A)the early and the late rains.

²⁵ But if we hope for what we do not see, we ^(A)wait for it with patience.