Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
A spirit
Bible References
A spirit
Luke 13:16
So, should not this woman, being a daughter [i.e., descendant] of Abraham, whom Satan has bound [with this disease] for eighteen years, have been released from this bondage on the Sabbath day?"
Luke 8:2
and certain women who had been healed from [domination by] evil spirits and diseases. [These women were] Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven evil spirits had been driven out,
Matthew 9:32
As they went on their way a deaf-mute, dominated by an evil spirit, was brought to Jesus.
Eighteen
Luke 8:27
And when He stepped out [of the boat] onto the shore, He was met by a certain man from the town, who was dominated by evil spirits. He had not worn any clothes for a long time and lived in the graveyard instead of a house.
Mark 9:21
Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he answered, "Since he was a small child.
John 5:5
And a certain man was there who had been sick for thirty-eight years [Note: He was probably a crippled person].
John 9:19
and asked them, "Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How [is it] then, that he can now see?"
Acts 3:2
[On their way] they met a certain man who had been crippled from birth. Every day he had been carried [by friends] and placed at the "Beautiful Gate" [as it was called] of the Temple [enclosure] where he begged for money from those entering the Temple.
Acts 4:22
Now the man who was healed was over forty years old.
Acts 14:8
At Lystra they met a certain man sitting [on the street] who had a crippling handicap in his feet which he had suffered since birth. [It was so severe] he was never able to walk.