6 On another Sabbath, he entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered. 7 And the scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, so that they might find a reason to accuse him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, “Come and stand here.” And he rose and stood there. 9 And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” 10 And after looking around at them all he said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” And he did so, and his hand was restored. 11 But they were filled with fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.
The scribes and Pharisees were watching Jesus, just waiting for Him to do something they could use as evidence against Him in their court of the Law of Moses. Jesus knew that, but He was not afraid. In fact, the miracles He did on the Sabbath were really an "in your face" questioning of their authority. He knew their hearts and motives, and they were Not Good. He would rather do something He knew they disapproved of than do what they were doing: nothing. Would you rather complain and criticize how others do things, or actually do something good yourself?
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