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858 B
858 B
Connecting Statement:
The scribes and Pharisees watch as Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath.
General Information:
It is now another Sabbath day and Jesus is in the synagogue.
It happened
This phrase is used here to mark the beginning of a new event in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-newevent)
A man was there
This introduces a new character in the story. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/writing-participants)
hand was withered
The man's hand was damaged in such a way that he could not stretch it. It was probably bent into almost a fist, making it look smaller and wrinkled.
were watching him closely
"were watching Jesus carefully"
so that they might find
"because they wanted to find"
in the middle of everyone
"in front of everyone." Jesus wanted the man to stand where everyone there could see him.