On another Sabbath day, Jesus went into the synagogue and was teaching. A man whose right hand was weak and twisted was there.The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were trying to find fault with Jesus. So they watched him closely. They wanted to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day.But Jesus knew what they were thinking. He spoke to the man who had the weak and twisted hand.“ Get up and stand in front of everyone,” he said. So the man got up and stood there.Then Jesus said to them,“ What does the Law say we should do on the Sabbath day? Should we do good? Or should we do evil? Should we save life? Or should we destroy it?”He looked around at all of them. Then he said to the man,“ Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand had been made as good as new.But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were very angry. They began to talk to one another about what they might do to Jesus.
Going on from that place, Jesus went into their synagogue.A man with a weak and twisted hand was there. The Pharisees were trying to accuse Jesus of a crime. So they asked him,“ Does the Law allow us to heal on the Sabbath day?”He said to them,“ What if one of your sheep falls into a pit on the Sabbath day? Won’t you take hold of it and lift it out?A person is worth more than sheep! So the Law allows us to do good on the Sabbath day.”Then Jesus said to the man,“ Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out. It had been made as good as new. It was just as good as the other hand.But the Pharisees went out and planned how to kill Jesus.
Here a great number of disabled people used to lie down. Among them were those who were blind, those who could not walk, and those who could hardly move.
The man of God announced that message against the altar at Bethel. When King Jeroboam heard it, he reached out his hand from the altar. He said,“ Grab him!” But as he reached out his hand toward the man, it dried up. He couldn’t even pull it back.
