But they remained silent. So Jesus took hold of the man, healed him and sent him on his way — the silence of the Pharisees and experts is the refusal to answer the question they know Jesus will use against them. Jesus interprets the silence as implicit permission (or simply proceeds with the healing): took hold of the man, healed him, sent him on his way. The healing is complete before the argument begins.

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