E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 13:10
sabbath . Plural See on Luke 24:1 . read more
sabbath . Plural See on Luke 24:1 . read more
spirit. Greek. pneuma. An evil demon. App-101 .12. of = causing. Genitive of Origin. App-17 . eighteen years . A type of the condition of the nation. A long-standing case, as "Signs" "C" and "C". App-176 . bowed together = bent double. Occurs only here in N.T. could in no wise lift = wholly unable to lift, &c. in no wise . Not. Greek. ou me, as in Luke 13:35 ; but me eis to panteles = not unto the furthest extent = unable to the uttermost. Occurs only here (complete human... read more
saw. App-133 . loosed. Used of disease only here in N.T., because she had been bound with a demoniac band. See note on Mark 7:35 . read more
made straight = set upright again. Greek. anorthoo. Occurs only here, Acts 16:16 . Hebrews 12:12 . Compare am = again, in analuo Luke 12:36 ("return "). read more
And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day.ANOTHER SABBATH HEALING"This is the last instance in Luke where Jesus appears teaching in a synagogue."[12] However, Bruce and others have interpreted this to mean that there was an extended period when Jesus "was teaching," that is, "he continued to teach" in synagogues. read more
And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.If this had been all that was recorded on the object of this miracle, hers could be understood as a natural disability, one of the ailments to which all flesh is susceptible. However, the Lord's declaration (Luke 13:16) that this woman was one whom Satan had bound casts it in a different light. As Trench said, "Her calamity had a deeper spiritual root; though her... read more
And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.Although the woman's presence in that assemblage could have been a silent plea for the help of God, it was Jesus who saw her, signaled her to come near, and announced her healing, the initiative clearly being with Jesus throughout. read more
And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.All miracles of Jesus had the qualities in evidence here, being effortlessly performed with total authority, and also instantaneous. read more
Luke 13:11. There was a woman, &c.— Jesus happening to preach in one of the synagogues of Perea on a sabbath-day, cast his eyes upon a woman in the congregations, who had not been able to stand upright during the space of eighteen years. Wherefore pitying her affliction, he restored her body to its natural soundness. What the evangelist means by a spirit of infirmity, we learn from our Lord himself, Luke 13:16.—a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years. The last... read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 13:10-17
98. A woman healed in the synagogue (Luke 13:10-17)While Jesus was preaching in a Sabbath day service in the synagogue, he saw a woman in the audience who was obviously distressed because of a crippling disease. In his mercy he healed her (Luke 13:10-13). The ruler of the synagogue was angry because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, and told the people not to come for healing on the Sabbath in future. Jesus showed up the hypocrisy of the man, and those who supported him, by reminding them that they... read more