Discovery BoxLuke 13:11 
Context13:11 and a woman was there 1 who had been disabled by a spirit 2 for eighteen years. She 3 was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely. 4
Luke 13:16
Context13:16 Then 5 shouldn’t 6 this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan 7 bound for eighteen long 8 years, be released from this imprisonment 9 on the Sabbath day?”
Luke 13:4
Context13:4 Or those eighteen who were killed 10 when the tower in Siloam fell on them, 11 do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? 12
1 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).
2 tn Grk “a woman having a spirit of weakness” (or “a spirit of infirmity”).
3 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.
4 tn 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.
5 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to show the connection with Jesus’ previous statement.
6 tn Grk “is it not necessary that.” Jesus argues that no other day is more appropriate to heal a descendant of Abraham than the Sabbath, the exact opposite view of the synagogue leader.
7 sn Note that this is again a battle between Satan and God; see 11:18-23.
8 tn The word “long” reflects the emphasis added in the Greek text by ἰδού (idou). See BDAG 468 s.v. 1.
9 tn Or “bondage”; Grk “bond.”
10 tn Grk “on whom the tower in Siloam fell and killed them.” This relative clause embedded in a prepositional phrase is complex in English and has been simplified to an adjectival and a temporal clause in the translation.
11 sn Unlike the previous event, when the tower in Siloam fell on them, it was an accident of fate. It raised the question, however, “Was this a judgment?”
12 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
