Study it in the app“But the synagogue leader, indignant because Jesus had cured her on the Sabbath, answered and was saying to the crowd, “There are six days in which one must work; so come on them and be cured, and not on the day of the Sabbath.””
Butδὲthe synagogue leader,ὁ ἀρχισυνάγωγοςindignantἀγανακτῶνbecauseὅτιJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςhad cured herἐθεράπευσενon the Sabbath,τῷ σαββάτῳansweredἀποκριθεὶςandwas sayingἔλεγενto the crowd,τῷ ὄχλῳ“There areεἰσὶνsixἛξdaysἡμέραιinἐνwhichαἷςone mustδεῖwork;ἐργάζεσθαιsoοὖνcomeἐρχόμενοιonἐνthemαὐταῖςand be cured,θεραπεύεσθεandκαὶnotμὴon the dayτῇ ἡμέρᾳof the Sabbath.”τοῦ σαββάτου
synagogue leader
Leader of a synagogue, the man in charge of its meetings.
Where else “archisynagōgos” appearsbe indignant
Be indignant, angry.
Where else “aganaktōn” appearsJesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appearsheal
To restore the sick to health, often with a word or a touch.
Where else “etherapeusen” appearsSabbath
The seventh day, a rest for God.
Where else “sabbatōi” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegen” appearscrowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlōi” appearsthere is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “eisin” appearssix
Six.
Where else “Hex” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmerai” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearswork
To ply a trade with effort to support oneself.
Where else “ergazesthai” appearscome
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “erchomenoi” appears13And he laid his hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and she was glorifying God.
14 · This verse (above)
15But the Lord answered him and said, “Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger and lead it away and give it water?
1. What it says
Jesus heals a bent-over woman on the Sabbath. What does the synagogue leader object to, and how does Jesus answer? (vv. 10-17)
2. What it means
In the parable of the fig tree, what does the vineyard worker ask of the owner, and why? What does that teach about patience? (vv. 6-9)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of the narrow door and of striving to enter (v. 24). What concrete effort is yours to make today?
