Luke 13:14
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.
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.
15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
16 And 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?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The ruler of the synagogue, being indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, said to the multitude, “There are six days in which men ought to work. Therefore come on those days and be healed, and not on the Sabbath day!”
- ASV
- And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath, answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath.
- DARBY
- But the ruler of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath, answering said to the crowd, There are six days in which [people] ought to work; in these therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
- BLB
- And answering, the synagogue ruler, indignant because Jesus healed on the Sabbath, was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which it is necessary to work. Therefore, coming, be healed in these, and not on the day of the Sabbath.”
- ÅB
- Da tok synagoge-forstanderen til orde - han var vred over at Jesus helbredet på sabbaten - og han sa til folket: Det er seks dager til å arbeide i; kom derfor på dem og la dere helbrede, og ikke på sabbatsdagen!
- OTB
- Men synagogelederen, harm fordi Jesus hadde helbredet på sabbaten, sa til folket: "Det er seks dager for arbeid. Så kom og bli helbredet på de dagene, ikke på sabbaten."
- B1930
- Da tok synagoge-forstanderen til orde - han var vred over at Jesus helbredet på sabbaten - og han sa til folket: Det er seks dager til å arbeide i; kom derfor på dem og la eder helbrede, og ikke på sabbatsdagen!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 20:9
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
Read in contextMatthew 12:2
But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
Read in contextJohn 9:14–16
And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
Read in contextJohn 5:15–16
The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole.
Read in contextLuke 6:7
And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation against him.
Read in contextLuke 14:3–6
And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?
Read in contextMark 5:22
And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet,
Read in contextLuke 6:11
And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.
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