When Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your infirmity.”
Parallel translations
- KJV And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
- BSB When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, “Woman, you are set free from your disability.”
- 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 sends his word, and heals them, and delivers them from their graves.
- Matt 8:16When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick;
- Luke 6:8–10But he knew their thoughts; and he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Rise up, and stand in the middle.” He arose and stood.
- Joel 3:10Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’
- Luke 13:16Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound eighteen long years, be freed from this bondage on the Sabbath day?”
- Isa 65:1“I am inquired of by those who didn’t ask. I am found by those who didn’t seek me. I said, ‘See me, see me,’ to a nation that was not called by my name.
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