Jesus Heals a Man’s Hand: An ESL Bible Study on Luke 6:6-11

This Bible study series is for people who are learning English. It is designed for advanced beginner and intermediate learners, but children or adults who prefer simple English may also enjoy it. I also have a Sunday School lesson on Luke 5:33-6:11 that may work better for native English speakers.

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Luke 6:6-11 Printable Discussion Questions

Luke 6:6-11 Printable ERV Passage

Lesson Icebreaker Question

Have you ever helped someone, even when it was difficult? What happened?

Lesson Highlight

In this lesson, we will learn about a time when Jesus healed a man on a special day called the Sabbath. We will see how Jesus showed kindness, even when people were watching him to find fault.

Vocabulary Lists for the ERV Bible Translation

Key Vocabulary Words (10 words)

accuse: (verb) To say that someone did something wrong or broke a law.
closely: (adverb) In a way that is very near or careful.
cripple: (noun) A person who cannot walk or move their body correctly.
destroy: (verb) To break something completely.
evil: (adjective) Very bad and against God.
mad: (adjective) Feeling very angry.
Pharisee: (noun) A religious leader who was very strict about rules.
Sabbath day: (phrase) The seventh day of the week that is a special day of rest for Jewish people to worship God.
save: (verb) To keep someone from danger or death.
synagogue: (noun) A building where Jewish people meet to pray and study.

Important Words to Know (20 words)

accuse: (verb) To say that someone did something wrong or broke a law.
closely: (adverb) In a way that is very near or careful.
cripple: (noun) A person who cannot walk or move their body correctly.
destroy: (verb) To break something completely.
evil: (adjective) Very bad and against God.
heal: (verb) To make a sick or hurt person well again.
hold out: (phrase) To reach out with a hand or an arm.
life: (noun) The state of being alive.
mad: (adjective) Feeling very angry.
Pharisee: (noun) A religious leader who was very strict about rules.
right: 1. (adjective) Something that is correct or good. 2. (noun) The side of the body that is not the left.
Sabbath day: (phrase) The seventh day of the week that is a special day of rest for Jewish people to worship God.
save: (verb) To keep someone from danger or death.
straight: (adjective) Not having any curves or bends.
synagogue: (noun) A building where Jewish people meet to pray and study.
taught: (verb) To have helped someone learn something.
teacher of the law: (phrase) A person who is an expert in the religious rules given to the Jewish people by God.
think straight: (phrase) To be able to think in a clear and calm way.
watch: (verb) To look at something carefully for a time.
wrong: (adjective) Not right or not true.

Complete Lesson Word Bank

about: (preposition) Telling what a thing or person is like.
accuse: (verb) To say that someone did something wrong or broke a law.
another: (adjective) One more of the same kind.
around: (preposition) In a circle or on all sides of something.
closely: (adverb) In a way that is very near or careful.
could: (verb) To have been able to do something.
cripple: (noun) A person who cannot walk or move their body correctly.
destroy: (verb) To break something completely.
everyone: (pronoun) Every person in a group.
evil: (adjective) Very bad and against God.
get up: (phrase) To stand up after sitting or lying down.
good: (adjective) Something that is right, helpful, or kind.
got up: (phrase) To move the body from a sitting or lying position to a standing position.
hand: (noun) The part of the body at the end of the arm.
heal: (verb) To make a sick or hurt person well again.
held out: (phrase) To have reached out with a hand or an arm.
hold out: (phrase) To reach out with a hand or an arm.
Jesus: (noun) The Son of God and the Savior of the world!
knew: (verb) To have had information about something in your mind.
life: (noun) The state of being alive.
mad: (adjective) Feeling very angry.
Pharisee: (noun) A religious leader who was very strict about rules.
right: 1. (adjective) Something that is correct or good. 2. (noun) The side of the body that is not the left.
Sabbath day: (phrase) The seventh day of the week that is a special day of rest for Jewish people to worship God.
said: (verb) To have spoken words.
save: (verb) To keep someone from danger or death.
something: (pronoun) A thing, but it is not said what.
stand: (verb) To be on your feet in an upright way.
stood: (verb) To have been on your feet.
straight: (adjective) Not having any curves or bends.
synagogue: (noun) A building where Jewish people meet to pray and study.
talk: (verb) To speak to someone.
taught: (verb) To have helped someone learn something.
teacher of the law: (phrase) A person who is an expert in the religious rules given to the Jewish people by God.
think: (verb) To use your mind to have ideas.
think straight: (phrase) To be able to think in a clear and calm way.
wait: (verb) To stay in a place until something happens.
watch: (verb) To look at something carefully for a time.
went: (verb) To have moved to another place.
which: (pronoun) A word used to ask about a choice.
would: (verb) A word used to talk about something that might happen or something someone wanted to do.
wrong: (adjective) Not right or not true.

Summary of the Passage

This passage tells about a time when Jesus went to a synagogue, which is a place where Jewish people met to worship God. It was the Sabbath, a special day for rest and worship. While Jesus was teaching, there was a man there with a crippled hand. This means his hand could not move or work.

Some religious leaders called Pharisees and teachers of the Law were there too. They did not like Jesus and wanted to find a reason to accuse him. They watched Jesus closely to see if he would heal the man on the Sabbath, which they thought was against their rules.

Jesus knew what they were thinking. He asked the man to stand up in front of everyone. Then Jesus asked the people a question. He asked if it was better to do good or harm on the Sabbath, to save a life or destroy it. The people did not answer him.

Then Jesus told the man to stretch out his hand. When the man did, his hand became well again. The religious leaders became very angry and began to talk about what they could do to stop Jesus.

This passage shows us that Jesus cares about people’s needs. It teaches us that doing good and helping others is always the right thing, even when others disagree.

Read The Passage

Most English learners should use the Easy-to-Read Version (ERV), the New International Reader’s Version (NIRV), or the Good News Translation (GNT). If you want to try something harder, you can read one of the other Bible versions.

Jesus Heals a Man on the Sabbath Day
6 On another Sabbath day Jesus went into the synagogue and taught the people.
A man with a crippled right hand was there.
7 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees were watching Jesus closely.
They were waiting to see if he would heal on the Sabbath day.
They wanted to see him do something wrong so that they could accuse him.
8 But Jesus knew what they were thinking.
He said to the man with the crippled hand,
“Get up and stand here where everyone can see.”
The man got up and stood there.
9 Then Jesus said to them,
“I ask you, which is the right thing to do on the Sabbath day: to do good or to do evil?
Is it right to save a life or to destroy one?”
10 Jesus looked around at all of them and then said to the man,
“Hold out your hand.”
The man held out his hand, and it was healed.
11 The Pharisees and the teachers of the law got so mad they couldn’t think straight.
They talked to each other about what they could do to Jesus.
Luke 6:6-11 (ERV)