Luke 13:11-13 New English Translation
11 and a woman was there[a] who had been disabled by a spirit[b] for eighteen years. She[c] was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.[d] 12 When[e] Jesus saw her, he called her to him[f] and said, “Woman,[g] you are freed[h] from your infirmity.”[i] 13 Then[j] he placed his hands on her, and immediately[k] she straightened up and praised God.
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- Luke 13:11 tn Grk “and behold, a woman.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) at the beginning of this statement has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
- Luke 13:11 tn Grk “a woman having a spirit of weakness” (or “a spirit of infirmity”).
- Luke 13:11 tn Grk “years, and.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- Luke 13:11 tn Or “and could not straighten herself up at all.” If εἰς τὸ παντελές (eis to panteles) is understood to modify δυναμένη (dunamenē), the meaning is “she was not able at all to straighten herself up,” but the phrase may be taken with ἀνακύψαι (anakupsai) and understood to mean the same as the adverb παντελῶς (pantelōs), with the meaning “she was not able to straighten herself up completely.” See BDAG 754 s.v. παντελής 1 for further discussion. The second option is preferred in the translation because of proximity: The phrase in question follows ἀνακύψαι in the Greek text.
- Luke 13:12 tn The participle ἰδών (idōn) has been taken temporally. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
- Luke 13:12 tn The verb προσεφώνησεν (prosephōnēsen) has been translated as “called (her) to (him),” with the direct object (“her”) and the indirect object (“him”) both understood.
- Luke 13:12 sn Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used in English in different regions.
- Luke 13:12 tn Or “released.”
- Luke 13:12 tn Or “sickness.”
- Luke 13:13 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
- Luke 13:13 sn The healing took place immediately.
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