LUKE 13:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) This woman is a descendant of Abraham who’s been handicapped by Satan for eighteen years, and yet you say that it’s wrong to break that bond on the Rest Day!”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT But this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, behold, for 18 years, ought she not to have been released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”

UST This woman is a Jew, descended from Abraham! But Satan has kept her crippled for 18 years, as though he had tied her up! Certainly you would agree that it is right that I free her from this disabling disease, even if I do it on a day of rest!”

BSB Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound [for] eighteen [long] years, be released from [her] bondage on the Sabbath day?”

BLB And this, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?"

AICNT And this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years, should she not have been set free from this bond on the Sabbath day?”

OEB But this woman, a daughter of Abraham, who has been kept in bondage by Satan for now eighteen years, ought not she to have been released from her bondage on the Sabbath?’

WEBBE Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then shouldn’t this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be released from this imprisonment on the Sabbath day?”

LSV And this one, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound eighteen years, behold, did [she] not ought to be loosed from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”

FBV Why shouldn't this woman, this daughter of Abraham whom Satan has kept tied up for eighteen years, be untied and set free this Sabbath day?”

TCNT Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, be released from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”

T4T This woman is more important than an animal; she is a Jew, descended from Abraham! But Satan has kept her [MET] crippled for 18 years, as though he had tied her up and not let her escape! So ◄it is certainly right that she be freed {that I free her}, even if this is a Sabbath day!/was it not right that she be freed {that I free her}, even if this is a Jewish rest day?► [RHQ]”

LEB And this woman, who is a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound _⌊eighteen_⌋[fn] long years—is it not necessary that she be released from this bond on the day of the Sabbath?”

13:16 Literally “ten and eight”

BBE And 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?

Moff And this woman, a daughter of Abraham, bound by Satan for all these eighteen years, was she not to be freed from her bondage on the sabbath?"

Wymth And this woman, daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan had bound for no less than eighteen years, was she not to be loosed from this chain because it is the Sabbath day?"

ASV And 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?

DRA And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

YLT and 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?'

Drby And 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?

RV And 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?
(And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, to have been loosed/released from this bond on the day of the sabbath? )

SLT And this being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, ought she not to be loosed from this bond the day of the sabbath

Wbstr And 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?

KJB-1769 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?
( And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath/has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed/released from this bond on the sabbath day? )

KJB-1611 And ought not this woman being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, loe these eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bounde, lo eyghteene yeres, be loosed from this bonde on the Sabboth day?
(And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath/has bounde, lo eighteene years, be loosed/released from this bond on the Sabbath day?)

Gnva And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, loe, eighteene yeeres, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath day?
(And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, eighteen years, be loosed/released from this bond on the Sabbath day? )

Cvdl But shulde not this (which is Abrahams doughter) whom Sathan hath bounde now eightene yeares, be lowsed from this bonde vpo the Sabbath?
(But should not this (which is Abrahams daughter) whom Satan hath/has bound now eighteen years, be lowsed from this bond upon the Sabbath?)

TNT And ought not this doughter of Abraham whom Sathan hath bounde loo .xviii. yeares be lowsed from this bonde on the saboth daye?
(And ought not this daughter of Abraham whom Satan hath/has bound loo .xviii. years be lowsed from this bond on the sabbath day? )

Wycl Bihofte it not this douytir of Abraham, whom Satanas hath boundun, lo! eiytetene yeeris, to be vnboundun of this boond in the dai of the sabat?
(Bihofte it not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath/has boundun, lo! eighttene years, to be unboundun of this bond in the day of the sabbath?)

Luth Sollte aber nicht gelößt werden am Sabbat diese, die doch Abrahams Tochter ist, von diesem Bande, welche Satanas gebunden hatte nun wohl achtzehn Jahre?
(Shoulde but not gelößt become in/at/on_the sabbath this/these, the though/but Abrahams daughter is, from this_one band/group, which Satanas bound/tied had now probably/well eighteen years?)

ClVg Hanc autem filiam Abrahæ, quam alligavit Satanas, ecce decem et octo annis, non oportuit solvi a vinculo isto die sabbati?[fn]
(This however daughter Abrahæ, how alligavit Satan, behold ten and eight of_the_years, not/no it_was_necessary solvi from vinculo to_this day sabbath? )

13.16 Hanc autem, etc. Filia Abrahæ, quæque fidelis anima filia Abrahæ, Ecclesia de utroque populo ad fidem collecta, quæ tempore legis et Dominicæ resurrectionis impleto, per septiformem gratiam Spiritus sancti vincula longæ captivitatis erupit: et sic idem est bovem vel asinum a præsepio solutos ad potum agi, quod est filiam Abrahæ a vinculo noxiæ inclinationis erigi

13.16 This however, etc. Daughter Abrahæ, each faithful the_soul daughter Abrahæ, Assembly/Church from/about both to_the_people to faith collected, which at_the_time law and Sunday resurrection fillso, through septiformem grace Spirit holy chains longæ captivity erupit: and so the_same it_is ox/bull or donkey from beforesepio solutos to drink agi, that it_is daughter Abrahæ from vinculo night/darknessiæ incline/leantionis erigi

UGNT ταύτην δὲ θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς, ἰδοὺ, δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου?
(tautaʸn de thugatera Abraʼam ousan, haʸn edaʸsen ho Satanas, idou, deka kai oktō etaʸ, ouk edei luthaʸnai apo tou desmou toutou taʸ haʸmera tou Sabbatou?)

SBL-GNT ταύτην δὲ θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς ἰδοὺ δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου;
(tautaʸn de thugatera Abraʼam ousan, haʸn edaʸsen ho Satanas idou deka kai oktō etaʸ, ouk edei luthaʸnai apo tou desmou toutou taʸ haʸmera tou sabbatou;)

RP-GNT Ταύτην δέ, θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς, ἰδού, δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου;
(Tautaʸn de, thugatera Abraʼam ousan, haʸn edaʸsen ho Satanas, idou, deka kai oktō etaʸ, ouk edei luthaʸnai apo tou desmou toutou taʸ haʸmera tou sabbatou;)

TC-GNT Ταύτην δέ, θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ οὖσαν, ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς, ἰδού, δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη, οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ σαββάτου;
(Tautaʸn de, thugatera Abraʼam ousan, haʸn edaʸsen ho Satanas, idou, deka kai oktō etaʸ, ouk edei luthaʸnai apo tou desmou toutou taʸ haʸmera tou sabbatou; )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 13:10–17: Jesus healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath

In this section Jesus healed a woman whom an evil spirit had caused to be unable to stand straight. This story occurred on a Sabbath day sometime during Jesus’ ministry. It did not necessarily occur after the previous section. One of its possible connections with the previous section is that Jesus called people in both sections “hypocrites.”

Another possible heading for this section is:

The Healing of a Woman with a Bent/Crooked Back

This story occurs only in Luke.

13:16a–c

Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?: This is a rhetorical question. Its function is to emphasize the obvious fact that it was right for Jesus to heal the woman on the Sabbath. It was not wrong.

In Greek, the rhetorical question does not actually start until 13:16c. The following example from starts the question in the same place as the Greek does:

Now, here is a descendant of Abraham. Satan has kept her in this condition for 18 years. Isn’t it right to free her on the day of worship? (GW)

Here are two ways to translate the emphasis in this verse.

As a rhetorical question. For example:
This woman belongs to the family of Abraham, but Satan has kept her bound for eighteen years. Isn’t it right to set her free on the Sabbath? (CEV)
As a statement. For example:
This woman that I healed, a daughter of Abraham, has been held by Satan for eighteen years. Surely it is not wrong for her to be freed from her sickness on a Sabbath day! (NCV)

Translate this emphasis in a way that is most natural in your language.

See the General Comment on 13:16a–c at the end of 13:16c for another way to order the verse parts.

13:16a

Then should not this daughter of Abraham,

And here is this woman, a precious daughter of Abraham,
Now consider this woman who is a descendant of Abraham.

Then: This verse begins with a Greek conjunction that many English versions translate as “and.” The BSB translates as Then to show that it introduces a logical conclusion to Jesus’ point in 13:15. It was necessary to set animals free on the Sabbath in order to care for their needs. Therefore, surely it was even more necessary to set a valuable human being free from her bondage on the Sabbath.

this daughter of Abraham: Jesus was implying that as a daughter of Abraham the woman was very precious, much more valuable than the animals. In some languages it may be helpful to make this explicit:

this woman is a valuable/precious daughter of Abraham

this daughter of Abraham: The phrase daughter of Abraham means “a female descendant of Abraham.” This was a common way to refer to a Jewish woman. Use an expression in your language that will be understood to refer to a descendant, not to a literal daughter. For example:

descendant of Abraham (GNT)

13:16b

whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years,

whom Satan has kept crippled as if she has been tied/imprisoned. She has been this way for a very long time, for eighteen years!
Satan has been making her sick/crippled for eighteen years—imagine that!

Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years: Jesus implied here that Satan had caused this woman to be crippled and had kept her in that condition for eighteen years. Jesus would now set her free from it.

Satan: The word Satan is the Hebrew name of the chief or leader of all the evil spirits. In Hebrew his name means “enemy.” He is the enemy of God and God’s people.

Here are some ways to translate Satan:

Use a local name or idiom that refers to the chief of all demons.
Use a descriptive phrase such as:
the chief/leader of the evil spirits
the spirit enemy of God
Transliterate the name Satan. If this word is not already known in your area, you may also want to add a descriptive phrase. For example:
Satanas, the ruler of demons
Shaitan

The word Satan also occurs in 11:18a.

has kept bound: This is a metaphor. It compares the way an animal is tied up to the way Satan had been keeping the woman crippled. If it is not clear or natural to use a metaphor like this about a crippling condition, you may:

Change the metaphor to a simile. For example:
Satan has made her unable to move freely as if she were tied/bound
Translate the meaning without the metaphor. For example:
whom Satan has been causing to be crippled

Remember to use a natural way in your language to describe the woman’s condition. You may want to refer again to the note on “had been disabled by a spirit” in 13:11a.

for eighteen long years: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as eighteen long years is literally “behold eighteen years.” The exclamation “behold” here calls attention to the fact that eighteen years is a surprisingly long time. Another way to translate this expression is:

for a surprisingly/extremely long time—eighteen years!

13:16c

be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”

How can it possibly be wrong to free/release her on the Sabbath day from her sickness/weakness?”
So it was also right for me to free/heal her from that sickness caused by Satan, even if this is a rest day.”

be released: The Greek verb that the BSB translates as be released is the same as that translated as “untie” in 13:15c. This is closely related to the metaphor used in 13:16b. As the animals are set free from their ropes, so the woman should be set free from her crippled condition.

In some languages it will not be possible to use the same terms to describe a rope tying an animal and Satan keeping a woman bent over. But try to use a word or phrase that will show the similarity with 13:15c in order to emphasize the point that Jesus was making.

The verb be released is a passive verb. In some languages it may be necessary to use an active verb and to make the subject explicit. For example:

I will set her free

for me to set her free

from her bondage: The Greek word that the BSB translates as from her bondage sometimes refers literally to chains or ropes that tie a person or animal up. But Jesus was not referring to literal chains here. He was referring to the weakness that Satan had caused. In some languages it may be necessary to make this explicit:

from her bondage to this illness

from Satan, who caused this weakness

General Comment on 13:16a–c

In some languages it may be helpful to reorder this verse. For example:

^16cSo it is not wrong to set this woman free from her sickness on the Sabbath day. ^16aFor she is a precious/valuable daughter of Abraham, ^16band Satan has trapped/imprisoned her in this condition for eighteen years.

^16cAnd it is good also to free ^16athis descendant of Abraham ^16con the Sabbath day from the sickness ^16bin which Satan has held her captive for eighteen years.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

θυγατέρα Ἀβραὰμ

daughter (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταύτην Δέ θυγατέρα Ἀβραάμ οὖσαν ἥν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς ἰδού δέκα καί ὀκτώ ἔτη οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπό τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου)

Jesus is using the word daughter to mean “descendant.” Alternate translation: [a descendant of Abraham]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἣν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταύτην Δέ θυγατέρα Ἀβραάμ οὖσαν ἥν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς ἰδού δέκα καί ὀκτώ ἔτη οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπό τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου)

Jesus speaks of the evil spirit causing the crippling disease as if Satan had tied the woman up. Alternate translation: [whom Satan kept crippled by this illness]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ὁ Σατανᾶς

¬the Satan

Jesus calls the evil spirit Satan by association with the leader of the evil spirits. Alternate translation: [this evil spirit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ, δέκα καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη

Jesus uses the term behold to emphasize the fact that eighteen years was a very long time for the woman to suffer. Your language may have its own way of emphasizing this. Alternate translation: [for eighteen long years]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου?

not ˱it˲_˓was˒_fitting ˓to_be˒_loosed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ταύτην Δέ θυγατέρα Ἀβραάμ οὖσαν ἥν ἔδησεν ὁ Σατανᾶς ἰδού δέκα καί ὀκτώ ἔτη οὐκ ἔδει λυθῆναι ἀπό τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου)

Jesus is using the question form to challenge the synagogue ruler’s assertion that people should not come for healing on the Sabbath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate his words as a statement. Alternate translation: [it is right to free her from this bond on the day of the Sabbath!]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἀπὸ τοῦ δεσμοῦ τούτου

Jesus speaks again about the woman’s disease as if it had kept her tied up. Alternate translation: [from this crippling illness]

τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ Σαββάτου

˱on˲_the day ˱of˲_the Sabbath