A Man with a Withered Hand

On another Sabbath, (A)he entered the synagogue (B)and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees (C)watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, (D)so that they might find a reason to accuse him. But (E)he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, (F)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And (G)after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And (H)he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with (I)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward. Then Jesus said to his critics, “I have a question for you. Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to destroy it?”

10 He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! 11 At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.

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