The scribes and Pharisees were watching him closely,(A) to see if he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they could find a charge against him.(B) But he knew their thoughts(C) and told the man with the shriveled hand, “Get up and stand here.”[a] So he got up and stood there. 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?”(D)

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  1. 6:8 Lit stand in the middle

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