Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest—a Holy Day^(A)

⁹ Jesus moved on from there and went into a synagogue. ¹⁰ A man with a paralyzed hand was there. The people asked Jesus whether it was right to heal on a day of rest—a holy day, so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong.

¹¹ Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you has a sheep. If it falls into a pit on a day of rest—a holy day, wouldn’t you take hold of it and lift it out? ¹² Certainly, a human is more valuable than a sheep! So it is right to do good on the day of rest—a holy day.”

¹³ Then he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and it became normal again, as healthy as the other.

¹⁴ The Pharisees left and plotted to kill Jesus. ¹⁵ He knew about this, so he left that place.

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Many people followed him, and he cured all of them.

Jesus Heals on the Day of Rest—a Holy Day^(A)

3 Jesus went into a synagogue again. A man who had a paralyzed hand was there. ² The people were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of rest—a holy day, so that they could accuse him of doing something wrong.

³ So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Stand in the center ⌞of the synagogue⌟.” ⁴ Then he asked them, “Is it right to do good or to do evil on the day of rest—a holy day, to give a person back his health or to let him die?”

But they were silent. ⁵ Jesus was angry as he looked around at them. He was deeply hurt because their minds were closed. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and his hand became normal again.

⁶ The Pharisees left, and with Herod’s followers they immediately plotted to kill Jesus.