Matthew 12:9-14

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Jesus Heals a Man’s Hand^(A)

⁹ Jesus left there and went into their synagogue, ¹⁰ ·where [^Land look/^Tbehold] there was a man with a ·crippled [paralyzed; deformed; shriveled] hand. They were looking for a reason to ·accuse [bring charges against] Jesus, so they asked him, “Is it ·right [lawful] to ·heal [cure] on the Sabbath day?”

¹¹ Jesus answered, “If any of you has a sheep, and it falls into a ·ditch [pit; hole] on the Sabbath day, ·you will [would you not…?] ·help [^Lgrab it and lift] it out of the ditch. ¹² ·Surely a human being is more important [^LHow much better is a person] than a sheep. So it is ·lawful [permitted] to do ·good things [good] on the Sabbath day.”

¹³ Then Jesus said to the man, “·Hold [Stretch] out your hand.” The man ·held [stretched] out his hand, and it ·became well again [was restored], ·like [^Las healthy as] the other hand. ¹⁴ But the Pharisees left and ·made plans [plotted; conspired] to ·kill [destroy] Jesus.