Mark 2:27–3:6

²⁷And He said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the ^sSabbath. ²⁸Therefore ^tthe Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.”

Controversy Over Sabbath-Healing

Matt 12:9–13; Luke 6:6–10

3And ^aHe entered the synagogue again, and a man was there who had a withered hand. ²So they ^bwatched Him closely, whether He would ^cheal him on the Sabbath, so that they might ¹accuse Him. ³And He said to the man who had the withered hand, ² “Step forward.” ⁴Then He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?” But they kept silent. ⁵And when He had looked around at them with anger, being grieved by the ^dhardness of their hearts, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored ³as whole as the other.

Pharisees Counsel to Destroy Jesus

Matt. 12:14–16; Luke 6:11

^6eThen the Pharisees went out and immediately plotted with ^fthe Herodians against Him, how they might destroy Him.