10 And He was 1teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath.
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And there was a woman who for eighteenyears had had2a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bentdouble, and could not straighten up at all.
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When Jesussaw her, He called her over and said to her, "Woman, you are freed from your sickness."
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And He 3laid His hands on her; and immediately she was madeerectagain and began 4glorifyingGod.
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But 5the synagogueofficial, indignantbecauseJesus6had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, "7There are sixdays in whichworkshould be done; socomeduring them and gethealed, and not on the Sabbathday."
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But 8the Lordanswered him and said, "You hypocrites, 9does not each of you on the Sabbathuntie his oxor his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him?
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"And thiswoman, 10a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom11Satan has bound for eighteen*longyears, should she not have been released from thisbond on the Sabbathday?"
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As He saidthis, all His opponents were being humiliated; and 12the entirecrowd was rejoicingoverall the gloriousthingsbeingdone by Him.
Parables of Mustard Seed and Leaven
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"It is like a mustardseed, which a mantook and threw into his owngarden; and it grew and became a tree, and 15THE BIRDS OF THE AIRNESTED IN ITS BRANCHES."
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And again He said, "16To what shall I compare the kingdom of God?