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[Jesus] entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. They watched him to see if he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him.
And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Come forward.” Then he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to kill?” But they were silent. He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored. The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.(Mark 3:1-6)
In our love for Jesus, we have a hard time imagining that anyone who met him could hate him. Yet the sad record of the gospels is that Jesus met obstinate opposition, even from some religious leaders, and this opposition led to his death.
What did Jesus do…
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