Luke 13:9-17

⁹If it produces fruit, then that's fine. If not, then chop it down.’”

¹⁰One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in a synagogue,

¹¹and a woman was there who had been crippled by an evil spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not stand straight.

¹²When Jesus saw her, he called her over and told her, “You're freed of your sickness.”

¹³Then he placed his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up, and she praised God.

¹⁴However, the synagogue leader was upset that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. He said to the crowd, “There are six days for work. Come and be healed on those days, not on the Sabbath.”

¹⁵But the Lord answered him, “You hypocrites! Doesn't every one of you untie your ox or donkey from the stall and take it to drink?

¹⁶Why shouldn't this woman, this daughter of Abraham whom Satan has kept tied up for eighteen years, be untied and set free this Sabbath day?”

¹⁷What he said shamed all his opponents, but everyone in the crowd was delighted by all the wonderful things he was doing.