Wednesday, January 18, 2023 | Mark 3:1-6

Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered

hand. They watched Jesus closely to see if he would cure him on the

sabbath so that they might accuse him.

 

He said to the man with the withered hand,

"Come up here before us."

Then he said to the Pharisees,

"Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life

rather than to destroy it?"

But they remained silent.

 

Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart,

Jesus said to the man, "Stretch out your hand."

He stretched it out and his hand was restored.

The Pharisees went out and immediately took counsel with the Herodians

against him to put him to death.