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A Man with a Paralyzed Hand

(Matthew 12.9-14; Luke 6.6-11)

The next time Jesus went into the synagogue, a man with a paralyzed hand was there. The Pharisees[a] wanted to accuse Jesus of doing something wrong, and they kept watching to see if Jesus would heal him on the Sabbath.

Jesus told the man to stand up where everyone could see him. Then he asked, “On the Sabbath should we do good deeds or evil deeds? Should we save someone's life or destroy it?” But no one said a word.

Jesus was angry as he looked around at the people. Yet he felt sorry for them because they were so stubborn. Then he told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his bad hand was healed.

The Pharisees left. And at once they started making plans with Herod's followers[b] to kill Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. 3.2 Pharisees: The Greek text has “they” (but see verse 6).
  2. 3.6 Herod's followers: People who were political followers of the family of Herod the Great and his son Herod Antipas.

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Another time Jesus went into the synagogue,(A) and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely(B) to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.(C) 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.

He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians(D) how they might kill Jesus.(E)

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Der Mann mit der verdorrten Hand

Und er ging wiederum in die Synagoge. Und es war dort ein Mensch, der hatte eine verdorrte Hand. Und sie lauerten ihm auf, ob er ihn am Sabbat heilen würde, damit sie ihn verklagen könnten. Und er spricht zu dem Menschen, der die verdorrte Hand hatte: Steh auf und tritt in die Mitte! Und er spricht zu ihnen: Darf man am Sabbat Gutes oder Böses tun, das Leben retten oder töten? Sie aber schwiegen. Und indem er sie ringsumher mit Zorn ansah, betrübt wegen der Verstocktheit ihres Herzens, spricht er zu dem Menschen: Strecke deine Hand aus! Und er streckte sie aus, und seine Hand wurde wieder gesund wie die andere.

Da gingen die Pharisäer hinaus und hielten alsbald mit den Herodianern Rat wider ihn, wie sie ihn umbringen könnten.

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