Bible Strands
Luke 13:12
When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus calls a woman bent over for eighteen years forward and speaks directly to her. He addresses her immediately after observing her prolonged physical condition in the midst of His teaching.
The words — προσεφώνησεν (prosephōnēsen) means He called her near, and εἶπεν (eipen) records His spoken declaration. These verbs mark the transition from observation to authoritative speech.
The thread — This declaration aligns with the healing power announced in Psalms 107:20 and demonstrated in Matthew 8:16. It also reflects the pattern of divine revelation to those who did not seek Him in Isaiah 65:1.
Why it lands — The text records a direct command that ends a long physical bondage, requiring the reader to acknowledge Jesus’ authority over human affliction. It demands a response of immediate obedience and public acknowledgment rather than passive observation.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
Cross-references
- Psalms 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- Matthew 8:16 When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- Isaiah 65:1 “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
- Joel 3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
- Luke 6:8 But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- Luke 13:16 Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”