ISB ~ Luke 6 v10

his hand was restored:Jesus looks to the Sabbath as the most suitable day to relieve the oppressed of their burdens.

• Allegorically (St. Bede, In Lucam): the crippled man signifies mankind corrupt and fallen from grace. His hand is withered in sin because it stretched forth to eat the forbidden fruit in paradise. Christ now comes with forgiveness to restore man to spiritual health.