Luke 6:10

Luke 6:10, in plain English

Jesus looked around at everyone, then said to the man, 'Stretch out your hand.' He did — and it was completely healed, right before their eyes.

Why it's here

Jesus didn't even touch him. He just spoke, and the man was healed. There was no 'work' to accuse Him of — only a miracle.

Who's speaking

Jesus speaks a healing command, and the man obeys with immediate results.

Where it sits in the story

One word from Jesus, and years of disability were over. The man stretched out the hand he couldn't use, and it was whole again. Jesus' authority doesn't need complicated methods — just trust.

The scholarly reading

Jesus' panoramic gaze (periblepsamenos) surveys all present before commanding the man to extend (ekteinon) his hand. The restoration (apokathistēmi) is immediate and complete, demonstrating divine power without any manual labor that could be classified as Sabbath work.

Language and setting

Notably, Jesus heals with a word alone — no physical act that could be construed as 'work.' The healing is accomplished through pure authority, making any Sabbath violation charge untenable.

Voice

Jesus looks around at the assembly, then commands the man to stretch out his hand.

Significance

The healing is deliberately performed in a way that exposes the absurdity of the legalistic position. No work is performed — only a word is spoken and a hand is extended. Authority alone accomplishes the restoration.

8But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.

9Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

10And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.

11But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.

Read all of Luke 6 — Blessed are the poor; woe to the rich. Jesus delivers his version of the great sermon and demands a love so radical it includes your enemies.