And he went into the synagogue again, and there was a man with a withered hand. They watched him closely, if he would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
And he said to the man with the withered hand: ‘Get up and come into the centre.’
And he said to them: ‘Is it lawful to do good or to do evil on the Sabbath, to save a life or kill?
Then they were silent.
And having looked around at them with anger, grieved at the hardness of their hearts, he said to the man: ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was restored
And immediately the Pharisees went out and began planning with the Herodians as to how they might destroy him.
Take from us,
O God, all pride and vanity,
all boasting and self-assertion,
and give us the true courage that shows itself in gentleness,
the true wisdom that shows itself in simplicity,
and the true power that shows itself in modesty.
Charles Kingsley