Luke 13:12 Meaning and Explanation
“And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.”
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What Does Luke 13:12 Mean?
She does not ask; after eighteen years she may not even have hoped. Jesus sees her, calls her forward before the congregation, and speaks release: Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. The initiative is entirely His.
The verb is a word of emancipation — she is untied, set free, as a captive released from a bond. No one expected anything to change on an ordinary sabbath, but the eyes of Christ find the person everyone else has stopped seeing. This is the gospel in a single scene: the Lord notices, calls, and frees, and the long-bound soul discovers that His word is enough to undo the years.
Luke 13:12 in the Original Language
apolyo (ἀπολύω), 'loosed' -- released, set free, as from a bond.
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What does Luke 13:12 mean?
Jesus sees the woman, calls her to Him, and declares her loosed from her infirmity.