^{10 Ref} And he was teaching in one of the Synagogues on the Sabbath.

^{11 Ref} And there was a woman who had had a disease for eighteen years; she was bent, and was not able to make herself straight.

^{12 Ref} And when Jesus saw her, he said to her, Woman, you are made free from your disease.

^{13 Ref} And he put his hands on her, and she was made straight, and gave praise to God.

^{14 Ref} And the ruler of the Synagogue was angry because Jesus had made her well on the Sabbath, and he said to the people, There are six days in which men may do work: so come on those days to be made well, and not on the Sabbath.

^{15 Ref} But the Lord gave him an answer and said, O you false men! do you not, every one of you, on the Sabbath, let loose his ox and his ass and take it to the water?

^{16 Ref} 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?

^{17 Ref} And when he said these things, those who were against him were shamed, and all the people were full of joy because of the great things which were done by him.

^{18 Ref} Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

^{10 Ref} And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath,

^{11 Ref} and lo, there was a woman having a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and she was bowed together, and not able to bend back at all,

^{12 Ref} and Jesus having seen her, did call `her' near, and said to her, `Woman, thou hast been loosed from thy infirmity;'

^{13 Ref} and he laid on her `his' hands, and presently she was set upright, and was glorifying God.

^{14 Ref} And the chief of the synagogue answering -- much displeased that on the sabbath Jesus healed -- said to the multitude, `Six days there are in which it behoveth `us' to be working; in these, then, coming, be healed, and not on the sabbath-day.'

^{15 Ref} Then the Lord answered him and said, `Hypocrite, doth not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the stall, and having led away, doth water `it'?

^{16 Ref} 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?'

^{17 Ref} And he saying these things, all who were opposed to him were being ashamed, and all the multitude were rejoicing over all the glorious things that are being done by him.

^{18 Ref} And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?