Neville Goddard on Luke 13:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 13 in context

Scripture Focus

15The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?

16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

17And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

Luke 13:15-17

Biblical Context

Jesus challenges Sabbath rigidity by releasing a long-bound woman, while critiquing hypocrisy; the people's response is one of joy and mercy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice that the Sabbath is not a day for rules but a symbol of freedom in consciousness. The 'hypocrite' label is a projection of your mind, clinging to laws while forgetting you are the I AM. When Jesus declares that the woman be loosed, he lifts her from bondage as an inner state—Satan stands for the belief that you are bound by circumstance. Eighteen years marks the length of a habit of limitation; the moment of loosing is the moment you refuse to accept that habit as final. To restore her is to restore a sane sense of self, the recognition that your true identity is Abraham's daughter—the line of promise within you. The crowd's shame for the adversaries and their joy reflect the alignment of consciousness with action: when you awaken to your own magnificence, events shift to healing, restoration, and mercy. This healing is not external magic but the turning of attention to the I AM, where all conditions bow to your inner state. The Sabbath becomes a daily invitation to release every bondage between you and wholeness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In a moment of stillness, declare I AM free now; picture the binding dissolving from mind and body as you hold the vision that you are Abraham's daughter, loosed.