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Luke 13:14
But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The synagogue leader addresses the crowd immediately after Jesus heals a bent woman on the Sabbath. He directs the people to seek healing on the six regular workdays instead of the Sabbath.
The words — ἀρχισυνάγωγος (archisynagōgos) means ruler of the synagogue, and ἀγανακτῶν (aganaktōn) means indignant. These terms record the official’s hostile reaction to the Sabbath healing.
The thread — The six-day work limit echoes Exodus 20:9, while the Sabbath healing controversy reappears in Matthew 12:2 and John 9:14. These passages track the recurring conflict over Sabbath observance.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader to confront rigid rule-keeping that prioritizes schedule over human need. It asks whether religious boundaries should block compassion or serve it.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
Cross-references
- Exodus 20:9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work,
- Matthew 12:2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
- John 9:14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
- John 5:15 And the man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.
- Mark 5:22 A synagogue leader named Jairus arrived, and seeing Jesus, he fell at His feet
- Luke 6:7 Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
- Luke 6:11 But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
- Luke 8:41 Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
- Luke 14:3 So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
- Exodus 23:12 For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.