# Connecting Statement:

Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath in the synagogue and shows how he feels about what the Pharisees had done with the Sabbath rules. The Pharisees and Herodians begin to plan to put Jesus to death.

# Some people

"Some of the Pharisees." Later, in [Mark 3:6](./05.md), these people are identified as Pharisees.

# a man with a withered hand

"a man with a crippled hand"

# Some people watched him closely to see if he would heal him

"The Pharisees watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man with the withered hand"

# accuse him

The Pharisees wanted to accuse Jesus of breaking the law by the working on the Sabbath, should he heal the man. AT: "accuse him of wrongdoing" or "accuse him of breaking the law" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/synagogue]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sabbath]]