Luke 13:10-17

Luke 13:10-17

[10] And  teaching  in  of the synagogues  on  the sabbath.  [11] And,  behold,  a woman  which had  a spirit  of infirmity  eighteen  years,  and  bowed together,  and  could  in  no  wise  lift up  [12] And  when Jesus  her,  he called  her to him, and  said  unto her,  Woman,  thou art loosed  infirmity.  [13] And  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  unto the people,  six  days  in  which  men ought  to work:  in  therefore  come  and be healed,  and  not  on the sabbath  day.  [15] The Lord  answered  him,  and  said,  Thou hypocrite,  not  each one  on the sabbath  loose  his  ox  or  his ass  from  the stall,  and  lead him away  to watering?  [16] And  ought  not  a daughter  of Abraham,  whom  Satan  hath bound,  lo,  these eighteen  years,  be loosed  from  bond  on the sabbath  day?  [17] And  when he  had said  all  his  adversaries  were ashamed:  and  all  the people  rejoiced  for  all  the glorious things  that were done  by  him. 

What does Luke 13:10-17 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

There are several thematic connections that tie this pericope with what has preceded and show its role in the development of Luke"s argument. Jesus had just called the nation to repentance ( Luke 13:3; Luke 13:5). Now He showed that change was possible with His power. He had pictured Israel in need of fruit ( Luke 13:6-8). Now He illustrated His restorative powers. He had called the people to believe in Him ( Luke 12:54-59). Now He gave them a sign that He was the Messiah. He had called the multitudes hypocrites because they refused to respond to the clear evidence before them ( Luke 12:56). Now He called them hypocrites again because they refused to act to relieve suffering on the Sabbath ( Luke 13:15).
"While in Luke 4:31 to Luke 8:40 there seemed to be a clear distinction between the crowd, which was favorable toward Jesus, and the scribes and Pharisees, who were not, Jesus begins to issue harsh warnings to the crowd in Luke 11-13 , and, as Jesus approaches Jerusalem, the crowd"s attitudes are hardly distinguishable from those of the scribes and Pharisees, who reject Jesus" teaching on riches ( Luke 16:14), think that proclaiming Jesus as king deserves a rebuke, and grumble when Jesus associates with tax collectors and sinners." [1]