Matthew 12:10
And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
Cross-references
Matthew 12:2 records the Pharisees accusing Jesus' disciples of unlawful Sabbath work — setting the stage for the same Sabbath controversy.
Matthew 19:3 shows Pharisees testing Jesus with another 'Is it lawful' question, this time about divorce — same pattern of legal testing.
Matthew 22:17 records another trap question: 'Is it lawful to pay taxes?' — parallel testing of Jesus on a legal issue.
Matthew 22:18 shows Jesus perceiving the Pharisees' malice in their questioning — similar to his awareness in the Sabbath controversy.
Luke 6:6 records the same healing event with the man's withered hand, providing a parallel account of the Sabbath controversy.
Luke 6:7 specifies that the scribes and Pharisees watched Jesus to find a reason to accuse him — clarifying their motive.
Luke 13:14 directly parallels the Sabbath healing controversy — the synagogue ruler objects to healing on the Sabbath.
Luke 14:3-6 records Jesus healing on the Sabbath and debating lawyers — a direct parallel to the withered hand incident.
John 5:10 shows Jews objecting to a man carrying his bed on the Sabbath — same Sabbath-law controversy with healing.
John 8:6 describes the Pharisees testing Jesus to accuse him — identical motive to the Sabbath trap, showing a recurring pattern.
John 9:16 records Pharisees divided over Jesus healing a blind man on the Sabbath — direct parallel to the debate.
Mark 3:4 records Jesus' question about lawful Sabbath actions — the core of the dispute that follows the withered hand healing.
Luke 11:54 shows the Pharisees lying in wait to catch Jesus in his words — similar entrapment tactics as in the synagogue.
Luke 20:22 is another 'Is it lawful' question about tribute — parallel testing of Jesus by religious leaders.
In John 5:9, Jesus heals a lame man on the Sabbath, another example of His authority over Sabbath law, paralleling the withered hand healing.