Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

(A)He (B)entered a synagogue again; and a man was there whose hand was withered. And (C)they were watching Him [a]closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, (D)so that they might accuse Him. He *said to the man with the withered hand, [b]Get up and come forward!” And He *said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do harm, to save a life or to kill?” But they kept silent. After (E)looking around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, He *said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately began [c]conspiring with the (F)Herodians against Him, as to how they might put Him to death.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 3:2 Or maliciously
  2. Mark 3:3 Lit Arise into the midst
  3. Mark 3:6 Lit giving counsel

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Jesus went into the synagogue again and noticed a man with a deformed hand. Since it was the Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.

Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come and stand in front of everyone.” Then he turned to his critics and asked, “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?” But they wouldn’t answer him.

He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored! At once the Pharisees went away and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.

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