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

9If I do that, next year, the fig tree may have some fruit on it. If it does not, I will cut it down for you.” ’ 10One day, Jesus was teaching in a Jewish meeting place. It was the Jewish day of rest. There was a woman there that had a bad spirit inside her. It had lived in her for 18 years and it had made her ill. Her back was bent. She could not stand up straight. 12Jesus saw her and he called her to come to him. He said, ‘Woman, you are now better from your illness.’ 13He put his hands on her and immediately she could stand up straight. She praised 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 13:16Now look at this woman. She belongs to the family of Abraham. But a bad spirit from the Devil has made her ill for 18 years. It is like he has tied her up. So it must be right to make her free on our day of rest.’
• Luke 8:2Some women also went with them. These women had been ill, but Jesus had made them well again. One of the women was Mary from Magdala. Jesus had sent seven bad spirits away from her.
• Job 2:7So Satan went away. He caused Job to have boils all over his body. They hurt him everywhere, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
• Psalms 6:2I do not feel strong, Lord, so please be kind to me. Lord, please make me well again. Even my bones are shaking.
• Matthew 9:32While those two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not speak because of a bad spirit in him.
• Luke 8:27When Jesus got out of the boat there, a man from the town came towards him. Bad spirits were living inside him. He had not worn any clothes for a long time. He did not live in a house. Instead, he lived outside, among some graves.
• Mark 9:21Jesus asked the boy's father, ‘How long has he been like this?’ ‘He has been like this since he was a small boy,’ the father replied.
• John 5:5One man who was lying there had been ill for 38 years.
• John 9:19They asked the parents, ‘Is this your son? You say, “When he was born, he was blind.” But now he can see. How did this happen?’
• Acts 3:2There was a man who could not walk. He had never been able to walk. Every day, his friends put him at the gate of the temple. It was called the Beautiful Gate. As people were going in through the gate, the man asked them for money. His friends were carrying him there when Peter and John arrived.
• Acts 4:22The man who became well because of this miracle was more than 40 years old.
• Acts 14:8There was a man who lived in Lystra. His feet had been weak since he was born. So he had never been able to walk.
• Psalms 38:6My body is bent down to the ground. Every day I weep because I am so sad.
• Psalms 42:5Now I ask myself, ‘Why am I so sad and upset?’ I must wait patiently for God to help me. Then I will praise my God once again, because he is the one who saves me.
• Psalms 145:14Often people fall, but the Lord lifts them up. He helps everyone who has trouble.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord makes blind people see again. The Lord lifts up people who have fallen down. The Lord loves people who are righteous.

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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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