Luke 13:1-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:12

And when Jesus saw her ,.... In the synagogue among the people, either whilst, or after he had done teaching: he called her to him , to come nearer him, and said unto her; of his own accord, without being asked by the woman, or any other for her, out of great compassion to her, seeing her in this miserable condition, and knowing full well the nature, cause, and long continuance of her disorder: woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity ; which had not only bowed her, but it had... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:13

And he laid his hands on her ,.... As he spoke the above words, which he sometimes did when he healed diseases. And immediately she was made straight ; she lift up herself, stood upright, and her body, and all the parts of it were as straight as ever they had been, or as any were in the synagogue. And glorified God ; that is, "the woman" glorified God, as the Persic version expresses it; she was filled with thankfulness for the mercy, and gave God the glory of it. This woman was an... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:14

And the ruler of the synagogue ,.... For there never was but one in a synagogue, whatever some writers have observed to the contrary; See Gill on Matthew 9:18 the Ethiopic version reads, "the chief priests", but wrongly; these dwelt at Jerusalem, and in Galilee: answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day ; his indignation was at Christ, and the miracle he had wrought, being filled with envy at the honour it would bring unto him; though he covered it... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:15

The Lord then answered him and said ,.... Though he did not direct his speech to him, he knew that he struck at him, and suggested that he was a violator of the sabbath, as well as the people: and therefore in defence of himself, and of what he had done, and to expose the hypocrisy of this man, made answer as follows, thou hypocrite ; the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read in the plural, "hypocrites"; as do the Complutensian edition, and four ancient copies of Beza's, and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:16

And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham ,.... Not only a woman, or rational creature, and much preferable, as such, to an irrational one; but a descendant of Abraham, of whom the Jews gloried, and in descent from him prided themselves, and trusted; and chose to call their women by this name F23 T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 72. 2. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 109. 1. , which gave them a character above others: and who, besides all this, was doubtless a good woman, a spiritual worshipper... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:17

And when he had said these things ,.... Had argued with them from their own practices, and in a way so strong and rational, that carried such evidence and conviction with it: all his adversaries were ashamed ; not only the ruler of the synagogue, but the Scribes and Pharisees, that were present, who followed him wherever he went, and were his implacable enemies; these were confounded and silenced; shame appeared in their countenances; they could not lift up their heads, and look him in... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:18

Then said he, unto what is the kingdom of God like ?.... The same with the kingdom of heaven, in Matthew 13:31 and so the Ethiopic version reads it here, "and whereunto shall I resemble it?" of this way of speaking; see Gill on Mark 4:30 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:19

It is like a grain of mustard seed ,.... Both for its smallness at first, and its after increase; wherefore both the Evangelists Matthew and Mark observe, that it "is the least of all seed": which is true of the ministry of the Gospel, of the Gospel church state, and of the grace of God in the hearts of his people: which a man took and cast into his garden ; the Ethiopic version renders it, "and sowed in his field", as in Matthew 13:31 though mustard used to be sowed in gardens as well... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:20

And again he said ,.... That is, Jesus, as the Syriac and Persic versions express it; besides the parable of the grain of mustard seed, that also of the leaven hid in three measures of meal: whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God ; either the Gospel of the kingdom, and the mysteries of it; or the church, which is Christ's kingdom; or the grace of God in the heart, which makes meet for the kingdom of glory; the first seems rather to be intended; See Gill on Matthew 13:33 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 13:21

It is like leaven ,.... Which is small in quantity, but is of a swelling, spreading quality; and fitly expresses the small beginnings of the Gospel ministry, and its increase, also the state and case of Gospel churches, and the nature of the grace of God; unless false doctrine should rather be meant, which privately, secretly, and by little and little, got into the churches of Christ, the kingdom of God, and spread itself all over them, as in the times of the papacy: which a woman took ;... read more

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