In that synagogue there was a woman that had a spirit \{from the devil\} inside her. This spirit had made the woman crippled for 18 years. Her back was always bent; she could not stand up straight.
Luke 21:28 - Easy To Read Version When these things begin to happen, don’t fear. Look up and be happy! Don’t worry. Be happy, because you know that the time when God will free you is near!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now when these things begin to occur, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption (deliverance) is drawing near. American Standard Version (1901) But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads; because your redemption draweth nigh. Common English Bible Now when these things begin to happen, stand up straight and raise your heads, because your redemption is near.” Catholic Public Domain Version But when these things begin to happen, lift up your heads and look around you, because your redemption draws near." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But when these things begin to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, because your redemption is at hand. |
In that synagogue there was a woman that had a spirit \{from the devil\} inside her. This spirit had made the woman crippled for 18 years. Her back was always bent; she could not stand up straight.
God’s people shout to him night and day. God will always give his people what is right. God will not be slow to answer his people.
Then Jesus told this story: “Look at all the trees. The fig tree is a good example.
Everything that God made is waiting with excitement for the time when God will show the world who his children are. The whole world wants very much for that to happen.
Not only the world, but we also have been waiting with pain inside us. We have the Spirit {\cf2\super [67]} as the first part of God’s promise. So we are waiting for God to finish making us his own children. I mean we are waiting for our bodies to be made free.
That Holy Spirit is the guarantee that we will get the things God promised for his people. This will bring full freedom to those people who belong to God. The goal of all this is to bring praise to God’s glory.