SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:16
Y a esta hija de Abraham, que he aquí Satans la había ligado dieciocho aos, ¿no conviene desatarla de esta ligadura en día de sbado?
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 16. And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham , etc.] Not only a woman, or rational creature, and much preferable, as such, to an irrational one; but a descendant of Abraham, of whom the Jews gloried, and in descent from him prided themselves, and trusted; and chose to call their women by this name f429 , which gave them a character above others: and who, besides all this, was doubtless a good woman, a spiritual worshipper of the God of Israel; who, in a spiritual sense, was a daughter of Abraham, that walked in the steps of his faith, and was now a believer in Christ, and appeared to be a chosen vessel of salvation: whom Satan hath bound, lo these eighteen years ; with a bodily distemper that none could loose her from in so long a time. The Persic version, very wrongly, reads twelve years; though in ( Luke 13:11) it observes the right number. Should not such an one be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day ? the force of Christ's reasoning is this, that if it was lawful, on a sabbath day, to lead out a beast to watering, to quench its thirst, that so it may not suffer so much as one day for want of water, how much more reasonable must it be, that a rational creature, one of Abraham's posterity, and a religious person, who had been for eighteen years under a sore affliction, through the power of Satan over her, by divine permission, should be freed from so long and sore an affliction on the sabbath day? if mercy is to be shown to beasts, much more to men and women.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-17 - Our Lord Jesus attended upon public worship on the sabbaths. Eve bodily infirmities, unless very grievous, should not keep us from public worship on sabbath days. This woman came to Christ to be taught and to get good to her soul, and then he relieved her bodily infirmity This cure represents the work of Christ's grace upon the soul. And when crooked souls are made straight, they will show it by glorifying God Christ knew that this ruler had a real enmity to him and to his gospel and that he did but cloak it with a pretended zeal for the sabbath day he really would not have them be healed any day; but if Jesus speak the word, and puts forth his healing power, sinners are set free. Thi deliverance is often wrought on the Lord's day; and whatever labou tends to put men in the way of receiving the blessing, agrees with the design of that day.
Greek Textus Receptus
ταυτην 3778 D-ASF δε 1161 CONJ θυγατερα 2364 N-ASF αβρααμ 11 N-PRI ουσαν 5607 5752 V-PXP-ASF ην 3739 R-ASF εδησεν 1210 5656 V-AAI-3S ο 3588 T-NSM σατανας 4567 N-NSM ιδου 2400 5628 V-2AAM-2S δεκα 1176 A-NUI και 2532 CONJ οκτω 3638 A-NUI ετη 2094 N-APN ουκ 3756 PRT-N εδει 1163 5900 V-IQI-3S λυθηναι 3089 5683 V-APN απο 575 PREP του 3588 T-GSM δεσμου 1199 N-GSM τουτου 5127 D-GSM τη 3588 T-DSF ημερα 2250 N-DSF του 3588 T-GSN σαββατου 4521 N-GSN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
16. Satan. "True to its principle of contrast, this book gives Satan a prominent position (Abbot). See ch. iv. 13; x. 18; xxii. 3, 31. See Introduction.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
13:16 {Daughter of Abraham} (qugatera abraam). Triple argument, human being and not an ox or ass, woman, daughter of Abraham (Jewess), besides being old and ill. {Ought not} (ouk edei). Imperfect active. Of necessity. Jesus simply had to heal her even if on the sabbath. {Whom Satan bound} (hen edesen ho satanas). Definite statement that her disease was due to Satan.
