Matthew 12:9-14

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A Man with a Withered Hand

⁹He went on from there and ^(A)entered their synagogue. ¹⁰And a man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, ^(B)“Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”—^(C)so that they might accuse him. ¹¹He said to them, “Which one of you who has a sheep, ^(D)if it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? ¹²^(E)Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! So ^(F)it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.” ¹³Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” And ^(G)the man stretched it out, and it was restored, healthy like the other. ¹⁴But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

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Luke 6:6-11

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A Man with a Withered Hand

⁶On another Sabbath, ^(A)he entered the synagogue ^(B)and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. ⁷And the scribes and the Pharisees ^(C)watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, ^(D)so that they might find a reason to accuse him. ⁸But ^(E)he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. ⁹And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, ^(F)is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” ¹⁰And ^(G)after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And ^(H)he did so, and his hand was restored. ¹¹But they were filled with ^(I)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.