Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

Jesus enters the synagogue where a man with a withered hand stands before him. Asked whether healing is lawful on the Sabbath, Jesus argues from a sheep rescued from a pit, heals the man, and meets a Pharisaic plot to kill him.

M⁹oving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue, ¹⁰and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” ¹¹He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out? ¹²How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” ¹³Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other. ¹⁴But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.