Luke 6:1-11

1Once, on a day of rest—a holy day, Jesus was walking through some grainfields. His disciples were picking the heads of grain, removing the husks, and eating the grain.

2Some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are your disciples doing something that is not right to do on the day of rest—a holy day?”

3Jesus answered them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his men were hungry?

4Haven’t you read how he went into the house of God, ate the bread of the presence, and gave some of it to the men who were with him? He had no right to eat those loaves. Only the priests have that right.”

5Then he added, “The Son of Man has authority over the day of rest—a holy day.”

6On another day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into a synagogue to teach. A man whose right hand was paralyzed was there.

7The experts in Moses’ Teachings and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely. They wanted to see whether he would heal the man on the day of rest—a holy day, so that they could find a way to accuse him of doing something wrong.

8But Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he told the man with the paralyzed hand, “Get up, and stand in the center ⌞of the synagogue⌟!” The man got up and stood there.

9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you—what is the right thing to do on a day of rest—a holy day: to do good or evil, to give a person his health or to destroy it?”

10He looked around at all of them and then said to the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man did so, and his hand became normal again.

11The experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees were furious and began to discuss with each other what they could do to Jesus.