Luke 6:6 (WEB)

Passage

It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:4 how he entered into God’s house, and took and ate the show bread, and gave also to those who were with him, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests alone?”

Luke 6:5 He said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.”

Luke 6:6 It also happened on another Sabbath that he entered into the synagogue and taught. There was a man there, and his right hand was withered.

Luke 6:7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him, to see whether he would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against him.

Luke 6:8 But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise up, and stand in the middle.” He arose and stood.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "happened", "another", "sabbath", "entered", "synagogue", "taught", "right", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "happened" and "another", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "He said to them The Son of..." into verse 7's "The scribes and the Pharisees watched him...", so "happened" and "another" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "happened" and "another" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.