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506 B
Markdown
16 lines
506 B
Markdown
# this daughter of Abraham
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"this descendant of Abraham"
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# whom Satan bound
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"whom Satan kept crippled by her illness" or "whom Satan bound with this disease"
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# eighteen long years
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The word "long" here emphasizes that eighteen years was a very long time for the woman to suffer.
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# should her bonds not be untied on the Sabbath day?
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Jesus speaks about the woman's disease as if it were ropes that bound her. Alternate translation: "it is right to untie the bonds of her illness on the Sabbath day."
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