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Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
Luke 13:10-17
Good News Translation (GNT)
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10 One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a
synagogue.
11 A woman there had an evil spirit that had kept
her sick for eighteen years; she was bent over
and could not straighten up at all.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called out to her,
"Woman, you are free from your sickness!"
13 He placed his hands on her, and at once she
straightened herself up and praised God.
14 The official of the synagogue was angry that
Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, so he
spoke up and said to the people, "There are
six days in which we should work; so come
during those days and be healed, but not on
the Sabbath!"
15 The Lord answered him, "You hypocrites!
Any one of you would untie your ox or
your donkey from the stall and take it out to
give it water on the Sabbath.
16 Now here is this descendant of Abraham
whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen
years; should she not be released on the
Sabbath?"
17 His answer made his enemies ashamed of
themselves, while the people rejoiced over all
the wonderful things that he did.
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Taken from 'word-on-the-web' supplied by the
Scripture Union
Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman on the Sabbath
Luke 13:10-17
It is remarkable, and somehow fitting, that the only time a woman is specifically called a
'daughter of Abraham' in the whole of the Scriptures is on the lips of Jesus.
This statement is the culmination of his act of healing in the synagogue service, in which
he identifies the woman, calls her forward, speaks to her, touches her and heals her.
He doesn't stop there.
Jesus not only defends what he has done for the woman but, more importantly, he elevates
who the woman is.
Even though she has been bound by Satan, she is still a person of worth.
Even though she has been banished to the margins of society, she is still welcomed and,
even though she stands alone, she is wanted by God.
The essence of the kingdom of God was seen both in Jesus' healing of the woman and in
his words about her!
The synagogue was divided that day.
The opponents of Jesus were humiliated by what he had said, whereas the people were
delighted with the things 'he was doing'.
His behaviour demonstrated the grace and inclusion of the kingdom of God,
but his words carried truth that cut to the heart of misinterpretation and intolerance.
His behaviour was attractive, but his words were potentially divisive.
John tells us that Jesus came in 'grace and truth' and this represents the paradox
at the heart of the kingdom of God and the gospel.
Grace throws the doors open to every person and proclaims 'the kingdom is for you',
yet truth brings restriction through the demands and expectations of the kingdom.
Grace includes while truth, if not embraced, can often exclude.
Somehow Jesus reconciled that tension, both within himself
and in the way he ministered to his world.
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