Section 13:10–17
Jesus healed a crippled woman on the Sabbath
In this section Jesus healed a woman whom an evil spirit had caused to be unable to stand straight. This story occurred on a Sabbath day sometime during Jesus’ ministry. It did not necessarily occur after the previous section. One of its possible connections with the previous section is that Jesus called people in both sections “hypocrites.”
Another possible heading for this section is:
The Healing of a Woman with a Bent/Crooked Back
This story occurs only in Luke.
Paragraph 13:10–16
13:10
This section connects to the previous section with a Greek conjunction that many English versions translate as “now.” It is not a time word but introduces a new incident in the narrative. The Berean Standard Bible does not translate it explicitly. Introduce this incident in a way that is natural in your language.
One Sabbath: The word Sabbath is the name of the seventh and last day of the week for the Jews. This was the special day in the week when they rested and worshiped God. The Law of Moses said that the Jews must not do any work on that day (Deuteronomy 5:12–15).
Some ways to translate Sabbath are:
the ⌊Jewish⌋ rest day
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the day for resting
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the day to rest and worship God
If the word Sabbath is already known in your area, you may write it according to the sounds of your language. You may also want to include a phrase to explain the meaning. For example:
the Sabat, the ⌊Jews’⌋ rest day
The word Sabbath first occurs in Luke in 4:16b. See how you translated this word there.
synagogues: The term synagogues describes buildings where Jews gathered to pray, read Scripture, teach their beliefs, and worship God. The Jews also gathered there for cultural activities. Some ways to translate synagogues are:
prayer-houses ⌊of the Jews⌋
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meeting-places ⌊of the Jews⌋
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worship buildings
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houses for gathering together
If you make explicit a phrase such as “of the Jews,” be sure that it does not imply that Jesus was not a Jew.
You will need a different term to translate synagogue than you use for temple. There was only one temple (in Jerusalem), but each Jewish community had a synagogue.
If the word “synagogue” is already known in your area, you may write it according to the sounds of your language. You may want to include a word or phrase to explain the meaning. For example:
sinagog house/building
The word “synagogue” also occurs in 4:15a and 11:43b. See also synagogue in the Glossary.
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