When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
Parallel translations
- WEB When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”
- KJV And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
- NKJV But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.”
- NASB When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.”
- NLT When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!”
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Quick answer
Jesus takes the initiative, calls the woman, and declares her freed from her infirmity. His word of release shows His authority and compassion.
Overview
She does not approach Him; He sees and summons her, reflecting grace that seeks the sufferer first. His pronouncement 'you are freed' is an authoritative word that accomplishes what it says. This anticipates the greater liberation Christ brings from sin and Satan's dominion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 107:20He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
- Matt 8:16When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
- Luke 6:8–10But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
- Joel 3:10Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong!’
- Luke 13:16Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
- Isa 65:1“I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’
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