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/3:1/ Again he entered the synagogue, and a man was there who had a withered hand. /3:2/ They watched him to see whether he would cure him on the sabbath, so that they might accuse him. /3:3/ And he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come forward." /3:4/ 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. /3:5/ 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. /3:6/ The Pharisees went out and immediately conspired with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

= Matt 12:9-14
/12:9/ He left that place and entered their synagogue; /12:10/ a man was there with a withered hand, and they asked him, "Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath?" so that they might accuse him. /12:11/ He said to them, "Suppose one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a pit on the sabbath; will you not lay hold of it and lift it out? /12:12/ How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath." /12:13/ Then he said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and it was restored, as sound as the other. /12:14/ But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

= Luke 6:6-11
/6:6/ On another sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. /6:7/ The scribes and the Pharisees watched him to see whether he would cure on the sabbath, so that they might find an accusation against him. /6:8/ Even though he knew what they were thinking, he said to the man who had the withered hand, "Come and stand here." He got up and stood there. /6:9/ Then Jesus said to them, "I ask you, is it lawful to do good or to do harm on the sabbath, to save life or to destroy it?" /6:10/ After looking around at all of them, he said to him, "Stretch out your hand." He did so, and his hand was restored. /6:11/ But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

(1b) GNaz 10 (=GNaz 2 in some editions)

Quoted by Jerome, Commentary on Matthew 2 (commenting on Matt 12:13)

In the gospel that the Nazoreans and Ebionites use <in the story of the healing of the man with the crippled hand>, this man who had a crippled hand is described as a stonemason who called for help with words like this:

"I was a stonemason making a living with my hands. I plead with you, Jesus, give me back my health so that I won't have to beg for my food in shame." [Complete Gospels]

Notes

John Dominic Crossan