Luke 13 · Verse 16

Luke 13:16

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?
Luke 13:16, King James Version

Luke 13:16 in other translations

BSBThen should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
WEBOught not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
ASVAnd ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
YLTand this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom the Adversary bound, lo, eighteen years, did it not behove to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day?'
DARBYAnd this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
BBEAnd is it not right for this daughter of Abraham, who has been in the power of Satan for eighteen years, to be made free on the Sabbath?
WebsterAnd ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?

What does Luke 13:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. ought not, &c.--How gloriously the Lord vindicates the superior claims of this woman, in consideration of the sadness and long duration of her suffering, and of her dignity notwithstanding, as an heir of the promise!

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 16. A daughter of Abraham. A descendant of Abraham. Mt 1:1. She was therefore a Jewess; and the ruler of the synagogue, professing a peculiar regard for the Jewish people, considering them as peculiarly favoured of God, should have rejoiced that she was loosed from this infirmity.

Whom Satan hath bound. Satan is the name given to the prince or leader of evil spirits, called also the devil, Beelzebub, and the old serpent., Mt 12:24, Rev 12:9, 20:2. By his binding her is meant that he had inflicted this disease upon her. It was not properly a possession of the devil, for that commonly produced derangement; but God had suffered him to afflict her in this manner, similar to the way in which he was permitted to try Job. Job 1:12, 2:6,7. It is no more improbable that God would suffer Satan to inflict pain, than that he would suffer a wicked man to do it; yet nothing is more common than for one man to be the occasion of bringing on a disease in another which may terminate only with the life. He that seduces a virtuous man and leads him to intemperance, or he that wounds him or strikes him, may disable him as much as Satan did this woman. If God permits it in one case, he may, for the same reason, in another.

(q) "daughter of Abraham" Lk 19:9

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 13:10-17

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…

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Luke 13:16 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ταύτηνtautēnThisG3778
δὲdenowG1161
θυγατέραthugateraa daughterG2364
ἈβραὰμAbraamof AbrahamG11
οὖσανousanbeingG1510
ἣνhēnwhomG3739
ἔδησενedēsenhas boundG1210
ὁho<the>G3588
σατανᾶςsatanasSatanG4567
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400
δέκαdekatenG1176
καὶkaiandG2532
ὀκτὼoktōeightG3638
ἔτη,etēyears,G2094
οὐκouknotG3756
ἔδειedeishe was being ableG1163
λυθῆναιluthēnaito be loosedG3089
ἀπὸapofromG575
τοῦtou<the>G3588
δεσμοῦdesmoubondG1199
τούτουtoutouthisG3778
τῇtēaon theG3588
ἡμέρᾳhēmeradayG2250
τοῦtouof theG3588
σαββάτου;¶sabbatouSabbath?G4521

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Cross references for Luke 13:16

  • Mark 2:27

    And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

  • Luke 19:9

    And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

  • Luke 3:8

    Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

  • Acts 13:26

    Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

  • John 8:44

    Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26

    And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  • Matthew 4:10

    Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

  • Romans 4:12-16

    And the father of circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. …

  • Luke 13:11-12

    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. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

  • Luke 16:24

    And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
being.
3:8; 16:24; 19:9; Ac 13:26; Ro 4:12-16
whom.
11; Joh 8:44; 2Ti 2:26
be loosed.
12; Mr 2:27

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Context

  • Luke 13:15

    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?

  • Luke 13:16

    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?

  • Luke 13:17

    And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

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Luke 13:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y á esta hija de Abraham, que he aquí Satanás la había ligado dieciocho años, ¿no convino desatar la de esta ligadura en día de sábado?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et celle-ci qui est fille d’Abraham, laquelle Satan avait liée, voici, il y a 18 ans, ne fallait-il pas la délier de ce lien le jour du sabbat?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Diese aber, die eine Tochter Abrahams ist, welche der Satan gebunden hat, siehe, achtzehn Jahre, sollte sie nicht von dieser Fessel gelöst werden am Tage des Sabbaths?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hanc autem filiam Abrahæ, quam alligavit Satanas, ecce decem et octo annis, non oportuit solvi a vinculo isto die sabbati?