Jesus Heals on the Sabbath 1Jesus went into the synagogue again
and noticed a man with a deformed hand. 2Since it was the
Sabbath, Jesus’ enemies watched him closely. If he healed the
man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the
Sabbath. 3Jesus said to the man with the deformed hand, “Come
and stand in front of everyone.” 4Then he turned to his critics
and asked, “Does the law permit good deeds on the Sabbath, or is
it a day for doing evil? Is this a day to save life or to
destroy it?” But they wouldn’t answer him. 5He looked around at
them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then
he said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” So the man held out
his hand, and it was restored! 6At once the Pharisees went away
and met with the supporters of Herod to plot how to kill Jesus.
Crowds Follow Jesus 7Jesus went out to the lake with his
disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all
over Galilee, Judea, 8Jerusalem, Idumea, from east of the Jordan
River, and even from as far nort