A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

Luke 13

10 Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way 1 raise herself up. 12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are loosed from your c infirmity." 13 d And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. 14 But the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because Jesus had e healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, f "There are six days on which men ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and g not on the Sabbath day." 15 The Lord then answered him and said, 2 "Hypocrite! h Does not each one of you on the Sabbath loose his ox or donkey from the stall, and lead it away to water it? 16 "So ought not this woman, i being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound - think of it - for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?" 17 And when He said these things, all His adversaries were put to shame; and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were j done by Him.

  1. Cross References
    Luke 7:21
    And that very hour He cured many of infirmities, afflictions, and evil spirits; and to many blind He gave sight.
    Luke 8:2
    And certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities - Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons.
  2. Cross References
    Mark 16:18
    "they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover."
    Acts 9:17
    And Ananias went his way and entered the house; and laying his hands on him he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you came, has sent me that you may receive your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 6:6 - 11
    Now it happened on another Sabbath, also, that He entered the synagogue and taught. And a man was there whose right hand was withered.
    Luke 14:1 - 6
    Now it happened, as He went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the Sabbath, that they watched Him closely.
    John 5:16
    For this reason the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to kill Him, because He had done these things on the Sabbath.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 20:9
    Six days you shall labor and do all your work.
    Exodus 23:12
    Six days you shall do your work, and on the seventh day you shall rest, that your ox and your donkey may rest, and the son of your female servant and the stranger may be refreshed.
  5. Cross References
    Matthew 12:10
    And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?" - that they might accuse Him.
    Mark 3:2
    So they watched Him closely, whether He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.
    Luke 6:7
    So the scribes and Pharisees watched Him closely, whether He would heal on the Sabbath, that they might find an accusation against Him.
    Luke 14:3
    And Jesus, answering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 7:5
    Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
    Matthew 23:13
    But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; for you neither go in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
    Luke 14:5
    Then He answered them, saying, "Which of you, having a donkey or an ox that has fallen into a pit, will not immediately pull him out on the Sabbath day?
  7. Cross References
    Luke 19:9
    And Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham.
  8. Cross References
    Mark 5:19
    However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, "Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.
    Mark 5:20
    And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.
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