6 On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled.
7 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.
8 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.
9 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?”
10 After looking around at them all, he told him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did, and his hand was restored.
11 They, however, were filled with rage and started discussing with one another what they might do to Jesus.
Commentary
(the following is from Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary, 1706 -- www.christianity.com)
"Christ was neither ashamed nor afraid to own the purposes of his grace. He healed the poor man, though he knew that his enemies would take advantage against him for it. Let us not be drawn either from our duty or from our usefulness by any opposition. We may well be amazed, that the sons of men should be so wicked."
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