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16 [a]This daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound for eighteen years now, ought she not to have been set free on the sabbath day from this bondage?”(A) 17 When he said this, all his adversaries were humiliated; and the whole crowd rejoiced at all the splendid deeds done by him.

The Parable of the Mustard Seed.(B) 18 [b]Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?

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Footnotes

  1. 13:16 Whom Satan has bound: affliction and infirmity are taken as evidence of Satan’s hold on humanity. The healing ministry of Jesus reveals the gradual wresting from Satan of control over humanity and the establishment of God’s kingdom.
  2. 13:18–21 Two parables are used to illustrate the future proportions of the kingdom of God that will result from its deceptively small beginning in the preaching and healing ministry of Jesus. They are paralleled in Mt 13:31–33 and Mk 4:30–32.

16 Then should not this woman, a daughter of Abraham,(A) whom Satan(B) has kept bound for eighteen long years, be set free on the Sabbath day from what bound her?”

17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(C) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.

The Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast(D)(E)

18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God(F) like?(G) What shall I compare it to?

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