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?”
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.
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?
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 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.
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
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“And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.”
“He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.”
“And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,”
“And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.”
“And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.”