On another Sabbath, Jesus went into the synagogue to teach. A man was there with a withered right hand— the fingers curled and useless. The scribes and Pharisees watched. Not out of curiosity. They were looking for evidence — something to charge him with. But Jesus knew their thoughts. “Stand up,” he said to the man. “Come here, to the middle.” The man rose and stood there, his withered hand visible to everyone.

Jesus faced the authorities. “Let me ask you something. Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good, or to do evil? To save a life, or to destroy it?” Silence.

He looked aroundthe room — every face, one by one. Then he said to the man: “Stretch out your hand.” The man stretched it out. His hand was restored— came alive, fingers uncurling, stretching, whole.

A senseless ragetranslateTextSenseless rage (ἀνοία)Not mere anger or annoyance. The Greek ἀνοία means irrational fury — literally “without mind,” the rage of the publicly shamed who have lost rational control. This is the first moment in Luke where opposition to Jesus turns toward plotting his destruction. The word signals the dangerous, shame-driven violence that will eventually lead to the cross. took hold of them, and they began talking among themselves about what they could do to Jesus.