Luke 13:11

Luke 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
• New International Version (NIV)and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, there was a woman who had had a disabling spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not fully straighten herself.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Luke 13:11

9and if it bears fruit after this, fine; but if not, cut it down.’ ” 10Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had an illness caused by a spirit (demon). She was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. 12When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are released from your illness.” 13Then He laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood erect again and she began glorifying and praising God.

Luke 13:11 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ γυνὴ πνεῦμα ἔχουσα ἀσθενείας ἔτη δεκαοκτὼ καὶ ἦν συγκύπτουσα καὶ μὴ δυναμένη ἀνακύψαι εἰς τὸ παντελές.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• which hadἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• of infirmityἀσθένειαastheneia · weakness: illG769
• eighteenδέκαdeka · tenG1176
• ·ὀκτώoktō · eightG3638
• yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• bowed togetherσυγκύπτωsugkuptō · to bendG4794
• couldδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• inεἰςeis · towardG1519
• noμήmē · notG3361
• wiseπαντελήςpantelēs · completelyG3838
• lift upἀνακύπτωanakuptō · to straighten upG352

Cross-references for Luke 13:11

• Luke 13:16And 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?”
• Luke 8:2and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and diseases: Mary, called Magdalene [from the city of Magdala in Galilee], from whom seven demons had come out,
• Job 2:7So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome boils and agonizingly painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
• Psalms 6:2Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am weak (faint, frail); Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed and anguished.
• Matthew 9:32While they were going away, a mute, demon-possessed man was brought to Jesus.
• Luke 8:27Now when Jesus stepped out on land, He was met by a man from the city [of Gerasa] who was possessed with demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and was not living in a house, but among the tombs.
• Mark 9:21Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he answered, “Since childhood.
• John 5:5There was a certain man there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.
• John 9:19They asked them, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
• Acts 3:2and a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at that gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, so that he could beg alms from those entering the temple.
• Acts 4:22for the man to whom this sign (attesting miracle) of healing had happened was more than forty years old.
• Acts 14:8Now at Lystra a man sat who was unable to use his feet, for he was crippled from birth and had never walked.
• Psalms 38:6I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go about mourning all day long.
• Psalms 42:5Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why have you become restless and disturbed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him For the help of His presence.
• Psalms 145:14The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous [the upright in heart].

Commentaries on Luke 13:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A woman which had a spirit of infirmity - Relative to this subject three things may be considered: - I. The woman's infirmity. II. Her cure. And III. The conduct of the ruler of the synagogue on the occasion. I. The woman's infirmity. What was its origin? Sin. Had this never entered into the world, there had not been either pain, distortion, or death. Who was the agent in it? Satan; Luke 13:16. God has often permitted demons to act on and in the bodies of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11There was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity - Was infirm, or was weak and afflicted. This was produced by Satan, Luke 13:16. Eighteen years - This affliction had continued a long time. This shows that the miracle was real; that the disease was not feigned. Though thus afflicted, yet it seems she was regular in attending the worship of God in the synagogue. There in the sanctuary, is the place where the afflicted find consolation; and there it was…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 Our Lord Jesus attended upon public worship on the sabbaths. Even bodily infirmities, unless very grievous, should not keep us from public worship on sabbath days. This woman came to Christ to be taught, and to get good to her soul, and then he relieved her bodily infirmity. This cure represents the work of Christ's grace upon the soul. And when crooked souls are made straight, they will show it by glorifying God. Christ knew that this ruler…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11disabled by a spirit: See study note on 11:14.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1711. spirit of infirmity--Compare Lu 13:17, "whom Satan hath bound." From this it is probable, though not certain, that her protracted infirmity was the effect of some milder form of possession; yet she was "a daughter of Abraham," in the same gracious sense, no doubt, as Zaccheus, after his conversion, was "a son of Abraham" (Lu 19:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 13:11

• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Sabbath
• Synagogue

In the dictionaries

• Bind
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• Infirmity
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Commentaries on Luke 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings