^6:6On¹⁸ another Sabbath, Jesus¹⁹ entered the synagogue²⁰ and was teaching. Now²¹ a man was there whose right hand was withered.²²^6:7The experts in the law²³ and the Pharisees²⁴ watched²⁵ Jesus²⁶ closely to see if²⁷ he would heal on the Sabbath,²⁸ so that they could find a reason to accuse him. ^6:8But²⁹ he knew³⁰ their thoughts,³¹ and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand here.”³² So³³ he rose and stood there. ^6:9Then³⁴ Jesus said to them, “I ask you,³⁵ is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” ^6:10After³⁶ looking around³⁷ at them all, he said to the man,³⁸ “Stretch out your hand.” The man³⁹ did so, and his hand was restored.⁴⁰^6:11But they were filled with mindless rage⁴¹ and began debating with one another what they would do⁴² to Jesus.

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Footnotes

18 Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
19 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
20 See the note on synagogues in .
21 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. In addition, because the Greek sentence is rather long and complex, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
22 Grk “a man was there and his right hand was withered.” Withered means the man’s hand was shrunken and paralyzed.
23 Or “The scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
24 See the note on Pharisees in .
25 The term translated watched … closely is emotive, since it carries negative connotations. It means they were watching him out of the corner of their eye or spying on him.
26 Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
27 This is a first class condition in the Greek text; Jesus’ opponents anticipated he would do this.
28 The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the , m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; Yoma 8.6).
29 Here the conjunction δέ (de) has been translated as contrastive.
30 The statement that Jesus knew their thoughts adds a prophetic note to his response; see Luke 5:22.
31 Grk “their reasonings.” The implication is that Jesus knew his opponents’ plans and motives, so the translation “thoughts” was used here.
32 Most likely synagogues were arranged with benches along the walls and open space in the center for seating on the floor.
33 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the man’s action was a result of Jesus’ order.
34 Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
35 With the use of the plural pronoun (“you”), Jesus addressed not just the leaders but the crowd with his question to challenge what the leadership was doing. There is irony as well. As Jesus sought to restore on the Sabbath (but improperly according to the leaders’ complaints) the leaders were seeking to destroy, which surely is wrong. The implied critique recalls the OT: Isa 1:1–17; 58:6–14.
36 Grk “And after.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
37 The aorist participle περιβλεψάμενος (periblepsamenos) has been translated as antecedent (prior) to the action of the main verb. It could also be translated as contemporaneous (“Looking around … he said”).
38 Grk “him”; the referent (the man with the withered hand) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
39 Grk “he”; the referent (the man) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
40 The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were wrong? Note also Jesus’ “labor.” He simply spoke and it was so.
41 The term ἄνοια (anoia) denotes a kind of insane or mindless fury; the opponents were beside themselves with rage. They could not rejoice in the healing, but could only react against Jesus.
42 The use of the optative (ποιήσαιεν, poiēsaien, “might do”) in an indirect question indicates that the formal opposition and planning of Jesus’ enemies started here ( §§385.1; 386.1).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. But Jesus knew what they were thinking and said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand in front of everyone.” So he got up and stood there.

Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

He looked around at them all, and then said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and his hand was completely restored. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled. The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely, to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him. But he knew their thoughts and told the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand here.” So he got up and stood there. Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you: Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” After looking around at them all, he told him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored. They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that on another Sabbath he entered into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there, and his right hand was withered. So the scribes and the Pharisees were watching closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, in order that they could find a reason to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts and said to the man who had the withered hand, “Get up and stand in the middle,” and he got up and stood there. And Jesus said to them, “I ask you whether it is permitted on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save a life or to destroy it?” And after looking around at them all, he said to him, “Stretch out your hand,” and he did, and his hand was restored. But they were filled with fury, and began discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

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