Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, July 6th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Read the Bible

Etheridge Translation

Luke 13:16

But this daughter of Abraham, whom, behold, the Accuser [fn] hath bound eighteen years, is it not lawful to loose from this binding on the day of shabath ?

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abraham;   Hypocrisy;   Jesus, the Christ;   Miracles;   Sabbath;   Satan;   Scofield Reference Index - Parables;   Thompson Chain Reference - Adversary;   Defender of the Weak;   Satan;   Satan's;   Satan-Evil Spirits;   Serpent;   Tempter;   Weak;   Work, Satan's;   The Topic Concordance - Sabbath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Diseases;   Sickness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Diseases;   Satan;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Freedom;   Sabbath;   Satan;   Suffering;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Anthropomorphism;   Demon;   Drink;   Heal, Health;   Miracle;   Satan;   Sexuality, Human;   Synagogue;   Woman;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Devil;   Paul;   Satan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Bond;   Demon Possession;   Devil, Satan, Evil, Demonic;   Devil;   Luke, Gospel of;   Sabbath;   Synagogue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Evil;   Exorcism;   Law;   Matthew, Gospel According to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham;   Authority in Religion;   Character;   Chastisement;   Claim;   Commandments;   Common Life;   Cures;   Daughter ;   Demon;   Demon, Demoniacal Possession, Demoniacs;   Devil ;   Discourse;   Disease;   Dropsy;   God (2);   Impotence;   Israel, Israelite;   Mental Characteristics;   Mission;   Palestine;   Personality;   Reality;   Rebuke;   Sabbath ;   Satan (2);   Sin (2);   Son, Sonship;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sabbath;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Bonds;   Daughter;   Loose;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Affliction;   Crook-Backed;   Daughter;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Sabbath;   Satan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Satan
King James Version (1611)
And ought not this woman being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, loe these eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
King James Version
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
English Standard Version
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
New American Standard Bible
"And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this restraint on the Sabbath day?"
New Century Version
This woman that I healed, a daughter of Abraham, has been held by Satan for eighteen years. Surely it is not wrong for her to be freed from her sickness on a Sabbath day!"
Amplified Bible
"And this woman, a daughter (descendant) of Abraham whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
Legacy Standard Bible
And this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for—behold—eighteen years, should she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day?"
Berean Standard Bible
Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?"
Contemporary English Version
This woman belongs to the family of Abraham, but Satan has kept her bound for eighteen years. Isn't it right to set her free on the Sabbath?"
Complete Jewish Bible
This woman is a daughter of Avraham, and the Adversary kept her tied up for eighteen years! Shouldn't she be freed from this bondage on Shabbat?"
Darby Translation
And this [woman], who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Easy-to-Read Version
This woman that I healed is a true descendant of Abraham. But Satan has held her for 18 years. Surely it is not wrong for her to be made free from her sickness on a Sabbath day!"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, loe, eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
George Lamsa Translation
This one is a daughter of Abraham, and behold, the adversary has bound her for eighteen years; was it not necessary for her to be loosened from this bond on the sabbath day?
Good News Translation
Now here is this descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept in bonds for eighteen years; should she not be released on the Sabbath?"
Lexham English Bible
And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound eighteen long years—is it not necessary that she be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?"
Literal Translation
And this one being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, eighteen years, ought she not to be freed from this bond on the sabbath day?
American Standard Version
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
Bible in Basic English
And is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?
Hebrew Names Version
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Avraham, whom Hasatan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the day of Shabbat?"
International Standard Version
Shouldn't this woman, a descendant of Abraham whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"Luke 19:9;">[xr]
Murdock Translation
And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, whom the Calumniator hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bounde, lo eyghteene yeres, be loosed from this bonde on the Sabboth day?
English Revised Version
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
World English Bible
Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound lo these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath?
Weymouth's New Testament
And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bihofte it not this douytir of Abraham, whom Satanas hath boundun, lo! eiytetene yeeris, to be vnboundun of this boond in the dai of the sabat?
Update Bible Version
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, look, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?
Webster's Bible Translation
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?
New English Translation
Then shouldn't this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?"
New King James Version
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?"
New Living Translation
This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn't it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?"
New Life Bible
Should not this Jewish woman be made free from this trouble on the Day of Rest? She has been chained by Satan for eighteen years."
New Revised Standard
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo! eighteen years, was there not a needs-be that she should be loosed from this bond, on the day of rest?
Douay-Rheims Bible
And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Revised Standard Version
And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ought not this doughter of Abraham whom Sathan hath bounde loo .xviii. yeares be lowsed from this bonde on the saboth daye?
Young's Literal Translation
and this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But shulde not this (which is Abrahams doughter) whom Sathan hath bounde now eightene yeares, be lowsed from this bonde vpo the Sabbath?
Mace New Testament (1729)
and must not this daughter of Abraham, whom satan has held bound these eighteen years, be disengag'd from this bond, on a sabbath-day?
Simplified Cowboy Version
Here stands one of Abraham's children who Satan has been tormenting for eighteen years. Why is she less than animals? Shouldn't she be set free also—even on the day of rest?"

Contextual Overview

10 AS Jeshu was teaching on a shabath in one of the synagogues, 11 a woman was there who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed down, and could not be straight at all. 12 But Jeshu saw her, and called her, and said to her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13 And he laid his hand upon her; and at once she was made straight, and glorified Aloha. 14 But the chief of the synagogue answered, being angry that Jeshu had healed on the shabath, and said to the congregation, Six days there are in which it is lawful to work: in them come and be healed, and not on the day of shabath. 15 But Jeshu answered and said to him, Hypocrite, doth not any one of you on the shabath loose his ox or his ass from the manger, and going giveth to drink ? 16 But this daughter of Abraham, whom, behold, the Accuser [fn] hath bound eighteen years, is it not lawful to loose from this binding on the day of shabath ? 17 And as he said these things, ashamed were all they who had risen up against him; and all the people rejoiced in all these wonders that were done by his hand.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

being: Luke 3:8, Luke 16:24, Luke 19:9, Acts 13:26, Romans 4:12-16

whom: Luke 13:11, John 8:44, 2 Timothy 2:26

be loosed: Luke 13:12, Mark 2:27

Reciprocal: Psalms 41:8 - An evil disease Mark 2:28 - General Mark 9:21 - How Luke 8:43 - twelve John 5:5 - thirty Acts 9:33 - which 2 Corinthians 12:7 - the messenger Revelation 12:9 - and Satan

Cross-References

Hebrews 11:12
Therefore from one who had failed from old age, were there begotten multitudes as the stars of heaven, and as the sand upon the shores of the sea, which have no number.
Revelation 7:9
After these I saw, and, behold, a great assembly, which to number no man was able, from all people and nations and tribes and tongues, were standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and with palms in their hands;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 w, which gave them a character above others: and who, besides all this, was doubtless a good woman, a spiritual worshipper of the God of Israel; who, in a spiritual sense, was a daughter of Abraham, that walked in the steps of his faith, and was now a believer in Christ, and appeared to be a chosen vessel of salvation:

whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years; with a bodily distemper that none could loose her from in so long a time. The Persic version, very wrongly, reads "twelve years"; though in

Luke 13:11 it observes the right number.

Should not such an one be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? the force of Christ's reasoning is this, that if it was lawful, on a sabbath day, to lead out a beast to watering, to quench its thirst, that so it may not suffer so much as one day for want of water, how much more reasonable must it be, that a rational creature, one of Abraham's posterity, and a religious person, who had been for eighteen years under a sore affliction, through the power of Satan over her, by divine permission, should be freed from so long and sore an affliction on the sabbath day? if mercy is to be shown to beasts, much more to men and women.

w T. Bab. Cetubot, fol. 72. 2. Tzeror Hammor, fol. 109. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A daughter of Abraham - A descendant of Abraham. See the notes at Matthew 1:1. She was therefore a Jewess; and the ruler of the synagogue, professing a special regard for the Jewish people, considering them as especially favored of God, should have rejoiced that she was loosed from this infirmity.

Whom Satan hath bound - Satan is the name given to the prince or leader of evil spirits, called also the devil, Beelzebub, and the old serpent, Matthew 12:24; Revelation 12:9; Revelation 20:2. By his “binding” her is meant that he had inflicted this disease upon her. It was not properly a “possession” of the devil, for that commonly produced derangement; but God had suffered him to afflict her in this manner, similar to the way in which he was permitted to try Job. See the notes at Job 1:12; Job 2:6-7. It is no more “improbable” that God would suffer “Satan” to inflict pain, than that he would suffer a wicked “man” to do it; yet nothing is more common than for one “man” to be the occasion of bringing on a disease in another which may terminate only with the life. He that seduces a virtuous man and leads him to intemperance, or he that wounds him or strikes him, may disable him as much as Satan did this woman. If God permits it in one case, he may, for the same reason, in another.


 
adsfree-icon
Ads FreeProfile