Mark 2:27–3:6

²⁷Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man,^p not man for the Sabbath.^{q 28}So the Son of Man^r is Lord even of the Sabbath.”

Jesus Heals on the Sabbath

3Another time Jesus went into the synagogue,^s and a man with a shriveled hand was there. ²Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely^t to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath.^{u 3}Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand up in front of everyone.”

⁴Then Jesus asked them, “Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they remained silent.

⁵He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. ⁶Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians^v how they might kill Jesus.^w