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 Living Translation (NLT)he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight.

Context of Luke 13:11

9And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ” 10Now He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. 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. 12But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” 13And He laid His hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified 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 13:16So 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?”
• Luke 8:2and certain women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities—Mary called Magdalene, out of whom had come seven demons,
• Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.
• Psalms 6:2Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.
• Matthew 9:32As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.
• Luke 8:27And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.
• Mark 9:21So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.
• John 5:5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
• John 9:19And they asked them, saying, “Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”
• Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
• Acts 4:22For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
• Acts 14:8And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
• Psalms 38:6I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
• Psalms 42:5Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him For the help of His countenance.
• Psalms 145:14The Lord upholds all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the 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

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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