KJV King James Version
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].
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Luke 13:11
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].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
WEB World English Bible
Behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bent over, and could in no way straighten herself up.
ASV American Standard Version
And behold, a woman that had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift herself up.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together, and not able to bend back at all,
Surrounding context — Luke 13
8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:
9 And if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after that thou shalt cut it down.
10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11 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].
12 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
14 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.
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καὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!γυνὴG1135 · gunēwomanπνεῦμαG4151 · pneumaspirit/breath: spiritἔχουσαG2192 · echōto have/beἀσθενείαςG769 · astheneiaweakness: weakἔτηG2094 · etosyearδεκαοκτὼG1176 · dekatenκαὶG2532 · kaiandἦνG1510 · eimito beσυγκύπτουσαG4794 · sugkuptōto bendκαὶG2532 · kaiandμὴG3361 · mēnotδυναμένηG1410 · dunamaibe ableἀνακύψαιG352 · anakuptōto straighten upεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoπαντελές.G3838 · pantelēscompletely
Cross-references
Luke 8:2And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,Luke 13:16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?Luke 8:27And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.Luke 8:43And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,Psalm 6:2Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I [am] weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.Mark 9:21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.Acts 4:22For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of healing was shewed.Matthew 9:32-33As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.John 5:5-6And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.Psalm 38:6I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.Psalm 42:5Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and [why] art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him [for] the help of his countenance.John 9:19-21And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?Psalm 146:8The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:Job 2:7So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.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 of them that entered into the temple;Acts 14:8-10And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked:Psalm 145:14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all [those that be] bowed down.
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