Luke 8:55

8:55 Her¹ spirit returned,² and she got up immediately. Then³ he told them to give her something to eat.

Luke 9:55

9:55 But Jesus⁴ turned and rebuked them,⁵

Luke 13:11

13:11 and a woman was there⁶ who had been disabled by a spirit⁷ for eighteen years. She⁸ was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.⁹

¹tn Grk “And her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

²sn In other words, she came back to life; see Acts 20:10.

³tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁴tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵tc Many mss ([D] K Γ Θ Ë^1,13 [579] 700 2542 pm it) have at the end of the verse (with slight variations) “and he said, ‘You do not know what sort of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s lives, but to save [them].’” This variant is clearly secondary, as it gives some content to the rebuke. Further, it is difficult to explain how such rich material would have been omitted by the rest of the witnesses, including the earliest and best mss.

sn The point of the rebuke is that now was not the time for judgment but patience; see 2 Pet 3:9.

⁶tn 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).

⁷tn Grk “a woman having a spirit of weakness” (or “a spirit of infirmity”).

⁸tn 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.

⁹tn Or “and could not straighten herself up at all.” If εἰς τὸ παντελές (ei" to pantele") is understood to modify δυναμένη (dunamenh), the meaning is “she was not able at all to straighten herself up”; but the phrase may be taken with ἀνακύψαι (anakuyai) and understood to mean the same as the adverb παντελῶς (pantelws), 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.