KJV ORIGINAL
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The religious leaders were basically watching Jesus like hawks, waiting to see if he'd heal someone on the Sabbath so they could finally have something to call him out on.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
They were more interested in catching Jesus breaking rules than actually caring about people getting healed.
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