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The Woman Who Was Bent Over
Mat 19:1, 2; Mk 10:1; Lk 13:10-35
Matt 19:1-2
- Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed
from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
- And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
Mark 10:1
- Then He arose from there and came to the region of Judea by the other side of
the Jordan. And multitudes gathered to Him again, and as He was accustomed, He
taught them again.
Luke 13:10-35
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 raise herself up.
12 But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, "Woman, you are
loosed from your infirmity."
13 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
healed on the Sabbath; and he said to the crowd, "There are six days on which men
ought to work; therefore come and be healed on them, and not on the Sabbath
day."
15 The Lord then answered him and said, "Hypocrite! 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, 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 done by Him.
18 Then He said, "What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?
19 "It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and put in his garden; and it
grew and became a large tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches."
20 And again He said, "To what shall I liken the kingdom of God?
21 "It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal till
it was all leavened."
22 And He went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward
Jerusalem.
23 Then one said to Him, "Lord, are there few who are saved?" And He said to them,
24 "Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to
enter and will not be able.
25 "When once the Master of the house has risen up and shut the door, and you
begin to stand outside and knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open for us,'
and He will answer and say to you, 'I do not know you, where you are from,'
26 "then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in Your presence, and You
taught in our streets.'
27 "But He will say, 'I tell you I do not know you, where you are from. Depart
from Me, all you workers of iniquity.'
28 "There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac
and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out.
29 "They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and
sit down in the kingdom of God.
30 "And indeed there are last who will be first, and there are first who will be
last."
31 On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, "Get out and depart from
here, for Herod wants to kill You."
32 And He said to them, "Go, tell that fox, 'Behold, I cast out demons and
perform cures today and tomorrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.'
33 "Nevertheless I must journey today, tomorrow, and the day following; for it
cannot be that a prophet should perish outside of Jerusalem.
34 "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who
are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, as a hen
gathers her brood under her wings, but you were not willing!
35 "See! Your house is left to you desolate; and assuredly, I say to you, you
shall not see Me until the time comes when you say, 'Blessed is He who comes in
the name of the Lord!'"