Luke 13:11-23

¹¹Behold, a woman was there who for eighteen years had a spirit of weakness. She was bent over and was not able to straighten up completely.

¹²When Jesus saw her, he called to her and said, “Woman, you are freed from your weakness.”

¹³He placed his hands on her, and immediately she was straightened up and she glorified God.

¹⁴But the synagogue ruler was indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. So the ruler answered and said to the crowd, “There are six days in which it is necessary to work. Come and be healed then, not on the Sabbath day.”

¹⁵The Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead it to drink on the Sabbath?

¹⁶So too this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, should her bonds not be untied on the Sabbath day?”

¹⁷As he said these things, all those who opposed him were ashamed, but the whole crowd was rejoicing over all the glorious things he did.

¹⁸Then Jesus said, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?

¹⁹It is like a mustard seed that a man took and threw into his garden, and it grew into a big tree, and the birds of heaven built their nests in its branches.”

²⁰Again he said, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?

²¹It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed with three measures of flour until it spread through all the flour.”

²²Then Jesus traveled through the towns and villages, teaching and making his way toward Jerusalem.

²³Someone said to him, “Lord, are only a few people to be saved?” So he said to them,