Verse 11
Understandably the response of Jesus’ critics was violent. "Rage" or "furious" translates the Greek word anoia, which refers to senseless wrath (cf. 2 Timothy 3:9).
"He humiliated the religious leaders and healed the man all at the same time without even breaking the Pharisees’ law. It is no wonder that the religious establishment was furious and sought a way to get rid of Him." [Note: Martin, p. 219.]
Luke 6:11 is the climax of Luke’s section that describes the beginning of Jesus’ controversy with the religious leaders (Luke 5:12 to Luke 6:11). Luke did not say that this incident led them to plot Jesus’ death, as Matthew and Mark did. The intensity of the conflict did not interest Luke as much as Jesus’ sovereign authority over His enemies.
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