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Luke 6:6
ESV On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
NIV On another Sabbath he went into the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was shriveled.
NASB On another Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught; and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
CSB On another Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. A man was there whose right hand was shriveled.
NLT On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching.
KJV And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose right hand was withered.

What does Luke 6:6 mean?

Luke records a second altercation Jesus has with the Pharisees about what is allowed on the Sabbath. They first clashed over the appropriateness of picking grain and eating the kernels (Luke 6:1–5). This second is similar in that it also deals with a human need on a day that Jews are supposed to refrain from work.

The Mosaic law is clear that Israelites/Jews were not to do work on the Sabbath (Exodus 31:12–17). The law was so serious that a man was executed for picking up sticks in defiance of this rule (Numbers 15:32–36). Ignoring the Sabbath was a primary reason God judged and disciplined the Israelites (Ezekiel 20:13). God lists it on par with shedding blood, abusing refugees, and adultery, and gives it as a reason for the Babylonian captivity (Ezekiel 22:6–15).

After the Jews returned from Babylon, the scribes feared the people's sin would cause God to exile them again, so they made extra-biblical regulations to provide specific parameters. The Pharisees feel it is their responsibility to make sure everyone follows those regulations. They have extra incentive now: if they can catch Jesus breaking the regulations, they may have an opportunity to get rid of Him (Luke 6:7, 11).

"Withered" means to be shrunken and immobile. It's possible the man's arm is paralyzed, leading to muscle atrophy.
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