Luke 13:11
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.
Cross-references
In Luke 13:16, Jesus reveals Satan bound her 18 years, linking her physical condition directly to demonic oppression.
In Luke 8:2, women healed of evil spirits and infirmities show a pattern of demon-caused physical ailments.
In Luke 8:27, a possessed man lives in tombs, illustrating extreme social and physical effects of demonic oppression.
In Luke 8:43, a woman with a 12-year hemorrhage suffers a chronic condition, though not explicitly demonic.
Psalm 145:14 promises that the LORD lifts up all who are bowed down — a direct parallel to Jesus healing the bent woman, showing God's characteristic action.
Acts 14:8-10 recounts Paul healing a lame man in Lystra — another healing of a long-term disability, mirroring the bent woman's healing.
Acts 4:22 notes the healed lame man was over 40, emphasizing his long-term condition — similar to the woman's 18-year infirmity in Luke 13:11.
Acts 3:2 describes a man lame from birth carried to the temple gate — another long-term disability healed by an apostle, paralleling Jesus' healing of the bent woman.
In John 5:6, Jesus similarly approaches a man with a 38-year infirmity and asks if he wants to be healed — showing Jesus' initiative toward the long-term afflicted.
Psalm 146:8 declares the LORD lifts up those who are bowed down — exactly what Jesus does for the woman, fulfilling this divine attribute.
Acts 14:10 records Paul commanding a crippled man to stand upright — mirroring the healing of a long-term disability here.
In Job 2:7, Satan strikes Job with boils, paralleling the spiritual origin of physical affliction in this verse.
In Mark 9:21, the boy’s lifelong affliction highlights long-term demonic possession causing physical symptoms.
Mark 5:25 also features a woman suffering for many years (12) — a parallel chronic condition, both seeking healing from Jesus.
In Matthew 9:33, after exorcism the mute speaks, showing the demon’s role in physical impairment.
In Matthew 9:32, a demon-oppressed man is mute, another example of a demon causing a specific physical disability.
In John 5:5, a man ill for 38 years parallels the long duration of the woman’s condition.
John 9:19-21 recounts parents of a man born blind, highlighting another long-term affliction. The parents testify to his condition, similar to the woman's prolonged suffering.