Biblical Account:
The healing of the woman with an infirmity is a significant miracle performed by Jesus Christ, recorded in the Gospel of Luke. This event is found in Luke 13:10-17. According to the Berean Standard Bible , the narrative unfolds as follows:

"On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said, 'Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.' Then He laid His hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and began to glorify God" (Luke 13:10-13).

Context and Setting:
This miracle takes place in a synagogue on the Sabbath, a day of rest and worship for the Jewish people. Jesus often taught in synagogues, and His presence there underscores His role as a teacher and healer. The setting is significant because it highlights the tension between Jesus' ministry and the prevailing interpretations of the Law by the religious leaders of the time.

The Woman's Condition:
The woman is described as having been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years, causing her to be bent over and unable to straighten herself. This condition is not merely physical but is attributed to a spiritual affliction, indicating the presence of a demonic influence. Her long-term suffering and the severity of her condition emphasize the miraculous nature of her healing.

Jesus' Compassion and Authority:
Jesus' response to the woman's plight is immediate and compassionate. He calls her to Himself, demonstrating His willingness to engage with those who are suffering. His declaration, "Woman, you are set free from your infirmity," is a powerful statement of His authority over both physical and spiritual ailments. By laying His hands on her, Jesus not only heals her but also affirms her dignity and worth.

Reaction and Significance:
Upon being healed, the woman glorifies God, acknowledging the divine power at work in her restoration. Her response is one of gratitude and worship, serving as a testimony to the miraculous intervention she experienced.

The synagogue leader's objection to the healing on the Sabbath reveals the legalistic mindset that prioritized ritual observance over compassion and mercy. Jesus' rebuke, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or donkey from the stall and lead it to water?" (Luke 13:15), underscores the importance of mercy and the proper understanding of the Sabbath.

Theological Implications:
This miracle illustrates Jesus' authority over spiritual and physical realms, affirming His identity as the Messiah. It also highlights the Kingdom of God's breaking into the world through acts of healing and liberation. The event challenges the prevailing religious norms and calls for a deeper understanding of God's law, centered on love and compassion.

Lessons for Believers:
The healing of the woman with an infirmity serves as a reminder of Jesus' compassion and His power to heal and restore. It encourages believers to seek Christ in their suffering and to trust in His ability to bring wholeness. Additionally, it calls for a reflection on the importance of mercy and the need to prioritize love over legalism in the practice of faith.Luke 13:11-13
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Christ Teaching by Miracles
... the next place, among the miracles of Christ, we find ... the third place, we see Jesus
performing miracles to teach ... the miracle he performed on the woman who had ...
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True Sabbath Observance
... heartened her to put forth, than we find in other miracles. ... has no eye for the beauty
of Christ's pity, no heart to rejoice in the woman's deliverance, no ...
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Miracles of Healing Unsolicited.
... immediate reference to the cure of this woman, and show ... Does the doctrine of Christ,
and by that I insist we ... Who but invalids need like miracles wrought in them ...
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[Shewing] that Common and Saving Grace Differ, not Only in Degree ...
... and the manner of His working those miracles holds forth ... blood stanched, (Luke
8:44.) So the woman that was ... with the spirit of infirmity, when Christ laid His ...
/.../edwards/treatise on grace/shewing that common and saving.htm

The Demoniac Boy
... by seeming harshness, the faith of the woman of Canaan ... All His miracles are
authenticated by the stamp of ... Therefore Christ responded with his own word: "If thou ...
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The Avenging of the Saviour.
... Many, indeed, and other miracles did Jesus before his passion ... seized the tunic of
our Lord Jesus Christ, and of ... the Lord; and they found a woman named Veronica ...
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Faustus Denies that the Prophets Predicted Christ. Augustin Proves ...
... Granting that it was necessary that woman should be ... the power of working miracles,
the miracles would have ... prophets as witnesses of the true Christ, is because ...
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Matt. viii. 14
... power, and of the disposition of the woman, which she ... to make a gain out of such
miracles; wherefore also he ... 5. And in many other places also Christ is clearly ...
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Homilies on the Gospel of John.
... Christ, His humility, [214]13, [215]204; His condescension ... to the ignorance of Samaritan
woman, [312]117 ... for His disciples, ib.; His miracles without parallel ...
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John Chapter vii. 25-36
... that very crowd, moved by His miracles, said: "When ... to conceive where Christ was,
whence Christ never withdrew ... Gentiles which was to come, the woman that had ...
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