Jesus Heals A Man

With Withered Hand

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The Twelve Apostles

Healing Of Withered Hand

Later, Jesus and the twelve returned to Galilee, and on the day before the Sabbath Day they reached the home of Jesus in Capernaum. And on the Sabbath Day, they went up to the synagogue. The multitudes were there and Jesus taught. Among the worshippers was one, a man who had a withered hand. The Scribes and Pharisees observed that Jesus saw the man, and then they said, “What will He do? Will He attempt to heal upon the Sabbath Day?

And Jesus knew their thoughts and He called to the man who had the withered hand and said, “Arise, stand forth before these people.” And Jesus said, “You Scribes and Pharisees, speak out and answer me. Is it a crime to save a life upon the Sabbath Day? If you had sheep, and one of them fall into a pit upon the Sabbath Day would you do wrong to take it out? Or would it please your God to let it suffer in the swamp until another day?” But his accusers held their peace. And then he said to them, “Is a sheep of greater value than a man? The law of God is written on the rock of Right. Justice wrote the law, and Mercy was the pen.”

And then he said, “Man, raise your hand and stretch it forth.” The man raised his hand. It was restored. The Pharisees were filled with rage. They called in secret council the Herodians, and they began to plot and plan how they might bring about the death of Jesus. They were afraid to publicly accuse Jesus, because the multitudes stood forth in His defence.

And Jesus and the twelve went down and walked beside the sea, and many people followed them.

The Man With A Withered Hand

Again Jesus entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. And they watched Him, to see whether He would heal the man on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him. And Jesus said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come here.” And He said to them, “Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. And He looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” The man stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out, and immediately held counsel with the Hero′di-ans against Jesus, how to destroy Him. Mark 3:1-6

A Multitude At The Seaside

Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed; also from Judea and Jerusalem and Idume′a and from beyond the Jordan and from about Tyre and Sidon a great multitude, hearing all that He did, came to Him. And Jesus told His disciples to have a boat ready for Him because of the crowd, lest they should crush Him; for He had healed many, so that all who had diseases pressed upon Him to touch Him. And whenever the unclean spirits beheld Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.” And Jesus strictly ordered them not to make him known. Mark 3:7-11