10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath day. 11 And behold, a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed together, and could in no wise lift 12 herself up. And when Jesus saw her, he called her, and said to 13 her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands upon her: and immediately she was made straight, and 14 glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue, being moved with indignation because Jesus had healed on the sabbath [_see Ex. 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15_], answered and said to the multitude, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore 15 come and be healed, and not on the day of the sabbath. But the Lord answered him, and said, Ye hypocrites, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the [1]stall, and 16 lead him away to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, _these_ eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the 17 sabbath? And as he said these things, all his adversaries were put to shame: and all the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. 18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and 19 whereunto shall I liken it? It is like unto a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his own garden; and it grew, and became a tree; and the birds of the heaven lodged in the 20 branches thereof [_see Dan. 4:10-12; 20-22_]. And again he said, 21 Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three [2]measures of meal, till it was all leavened. [Footnote 1: Gr. _manger_.] [Footnote 2: The word in the Gr. denotes the Hebrew seah, a measure containing nearly a peck and a half (cf. in Matt. 13:33).] _Here again the Gospel of John takes us up, and carries us to Jerusalem, and then to Perea._ § 111. AT THE FEAST OF DEDICATION, JESUS WILL NOT YET OPENLY SAY THAT HE IS THE MESSIAH. THE JEWS TRY TO STONE HIM Jerusalem John 10:22-39