Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath or to do evil, to save life or to kill? ” But they were silent.
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? ”
But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was the greatest.
For I desire faithful love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
He told the man with the shriveled hand, “Stand before us.”
After looking around at them with anger, he was grieved at the hardness of their hearts and told the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.