On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching.The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the deformed hand,“ Come and stand in front of everyone.” So the man came forward.Then Jesus said to his critics,“ I have a question for you. 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?”He looked around at them one by one and then said to the man,“ Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!At this, the enemies of Jesus were wild with rage and began to discuss what to do with him.
Then Jesus went over to their synagogue,where he noticed a man with a deformed hand. The Pharisees asked Jesus,“ Does the law permit a person to work by healing on the Sabbath?”( They were hoping he would say yes, so they could bring charges against him.)And he answered,“ If you had a sheep that fell into a well on the Sabbath, wouldn’t you work to pull it out? Of course you would.And how much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Yes, the law permits a person to do good on the Sabbath.”Then he said to the man,“ Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored, just like the other one!Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.
When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted,“ Seize that man!” But instantly the king’s hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn’t pull it back.