Luke 13:10-17

Evangelical Heritage Version

Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman

¹⁰ Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. ¹¹ And a woman was there who had a spirit that had disabled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not stand up straight. ¹² When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Woman, you are freed from your disability.” ¹³ He placed his hands on her, and immediately she stood up straight and began to glorify God.

¹⁴ But the ruler of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He said to the crowd in response, “There are six days to do work. So come to be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath day!”

¹⁵ The Lord answered him, “Hypocrites! Doesn’t each of you untie his ox or his donkey from the manger on the Sabbath and lead it to water? ¹⁶ Here is this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years! Shouldn’t she be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷ As he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame. But the entire crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he was doing.