6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled. 7 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. 8 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. 9 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?” 10 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. 11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus. (Luke 6:6-11)
On a Sabbath, Jesus was teaching in the synagogue. A man there had a withered right hand. The scribes and Pharisees, were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, they watched him to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They were not seeking truth, but rather to find reasons for accusation. Jesus, the Son of God, knew their thoughts. Jesus healed the man with the withered hand in front of everyone. He then asked them, “which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?” Jesus did good and saved life; the Pharisees did evil and destroyed life. Jesus performed a miracle and healed the sick, yet the Pharisees not only did not believe but also plotted what they might do to Jesus, even to put him to death.
11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out? 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”(Matthew 12:11-12)
In this parallel passage, Jesus said that it was lawful to do good on the Sabbath. The Pharisees believed that work was forbidden on the Sabbath, and that healing the sick was considered work. Jesus, however, said that healing the sick, doing good on the Sabbath was lawful .
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