Luke 13

A Woman with a Disabling Spirit

10 Now *See Matt. 4:23;Mark 6:2he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 11 And behold, there was a woman who had had *Acts 16:16;[ver. 16]a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your disability."13 And he *See Mark 5:23laid his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and she *ch. 5:25;18:43;See ch. 7:16glorified God. 14 But *See ch. 8:41the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus *See Matt. 12:2had healed on the Sabbath, said to the people, *Ex. 20:9;Ezek. 46:1"There are six days in which work ought to be done. Come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day." 15 Then the Lord answered him, "You hypocrites! *ch. 14:5;[Matt. 12:11]Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away to water it?16 And ought not this woman, *ch. 19:9a daughter of Abraham whom *[ver. 11; Acts 10:38;1 Cor. 5:5;2 Cor. 12:7]; See 1 Chr. 21:1Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?"17 As he said these things, *Ps. 132:18;1 Pet. 3:16all his adversaries were put to shame, and *ch. 18:43all the people rejoiced at all the glorious things that were done by him.