6 On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue to teach. A man was there with a crippled right hand. 7 The religious teachers and the Pharisees were observing Jesus closely to see if he would heal on the Sabbath. They wanted to find something to accuse him of.

8 But Jesus knew what was in their minds. He told the man with the crippled hand, "Get up, and stand here in front of everyone." The man got up and stood there.

9 Then Jesus turned to them and said, "Let me ask you a question. Is it legal to do good on the Sabbath, or to do bad? To save life, or to destroy it?"

10 He looked around at all of them there. Then he said to the man, "Hold out your hand." The man did so, and his hand became like new.