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Pentecost Season · Proper 16 · Year C

Luke 13:10-17

The Bent-Over Woman Healed on the Sabbath

August 27, 2028

Christ Healing the Infirm Woman (Healing a Woman on the Sabbath), Byzantine mosaicist
Christ Healing the Infirm Woman (Healing a Woman on the Sabbath), Byzantine mosaicist, 12th centuryMonreale Cathedral, Sicily (/ faithful reproduction of a 12th-century work)
One of the mosaics that cover the whole interior of Monreale, made for a Norman king by Greek craftsmen, with the woman still bent double as she approaches.Woman, you are set free from your ailment. And immediately she stood up straight and began praising God.Byzantine mosaicistUnnamed Greek craftsmen brought to Sicily by its Norman kings, who wanted Byzantine work in Latin churches.Monreale Cathedral, Sicily (/ faithful reproduction of a 12th-century work)A Norman cathedral above Palermo whose entire interior, some six thousand square metres, is covered in Byzantine mosaic.Monreale Cathedral, Sicily (/ faithful reproduction of a 12th-century work)
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelLuke 13:10-17Lk 13:10-17
EpistleHeb. 12:18-29Heb 12:18-29
Old TestamentJer. 1:4-10Jer 1:4-10Alt. OTIsa. 58:9b-14Is 58:9b-14
PsalterPs. 71:1-6Ps 71:1-6Alt. PsalmPs. 103:1-8Ps 103:1-8

Overview & Insights

"Woman, you are set free from your ailment." (Luke 13:12)

Jesus heals a woman crippled for eighteen years in a synagogue on the Sabbath, and the leader objects that healing is work. Jesus calls her a daughter of Abraham and insists that freeing her fits the Sabbath rather than violates it.

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Commentary

Commentary on Luke 13:10-17Commentary on Lk 13:10-17 Working Preacher

Reads the healing as an emancipatory word before a physical touch.

Luke 13:10-17 CommentaryLk 13:10-17 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching

Frames the synagogue leader's objection as self-interest rather than piety.

Luke 13 Bible CommentaryLk 13 Bible Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks verse by verse through the healing and the Sabbath dispute.

Luke 13 CommentaryLk 13 Commentary Precept Austin

Collects cross-references and word studies keyed to each verse of the chapter.

Luke 13:10 CommentariesLk 13:10 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries (Gill, JFB, Pulpit) on the opening verse.

Luke 13:10 InterlinearLk 13:10 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek text word by word for the healing scene.

Background & Word Study

Gospel of Luke Overview (Part 2)Gospel of Lk Overview (Part 2) BibleProject

Traces the travel narrative section of Luke that contains this healing.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Luke 13Catena on Lk 13 Catena

Gathers patristic comment on the chapter verse by verse.

Sermons & Reflections

She Stood Up Straight Journey with Jesus

A meditative essay on the woman's long years bent toward the ground.

Worship & Prayers

Proper 16, Year C The Lectionary Page

Provides the day's collect alongside all four readings.

Podcast

Sermon Brainwave #672: Sixth Sunday after Pentecost Working Preacher

Three scholars discuss why the woman is 'set free' rather than merely healed.

Art & Music

Year C, Proper 16 Art Index Vanderbilt

Curated artwork keyed to each of the day's readings.

Study Hub

Luke 13:10-17Lk 13:10-17 Textweek

A hub of further links and resources for this Gospel passage.

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