New Revised Standard

Version

10 On a Sabbath Jesus was

teaching in one of the
synagogues,
11 and a woman was there
who had been crippled by a
spirit for eighteen years. She
was bent over and could not
straighten up at all.

12 When Jesus saw her, he

called her forward and said to
her, Woman, you are set free
from your infirmity.

13 Then he put his hands on

her, and immediately she
straightened up and praised
God.
14 Indignant because Jesus
had healed on the Sabbath,
the synagogue leader said to
the people, There are six days
for work. So come and be
healed on those days, not on
the Sabbath.

15 The Lord answered him,

You hypocrites! Doesnt each
of you on the Sabbath untie
your ox or donkey from the
stall and lead it out to give it
water?

16 Then should not this

woman, a daughter of
Abraham, whom Satan has
kept bound for eighteen long

Justification

Church was used instead of

synagogues because at grade two
students have a solid understanding of
what a church is therefore if we were
to introduce a different word for a
similar meaning some students may
become confused. Sabbath was
changed to day of worship because
not only is Sabbath a complex word
but the actual meaning of the word
goes too in depth, that year two would
not be able to comprehend. Sabbath
has been changed to day of worship
throughout the adapted version.
We slightly changed the wording in
this line to make it simpler and to point
out the more important parts of the text
that are relevant to the storyline. We
left out by a spirit because year two
students will focus on the less
important details (a spirit) rather than
the moral of the story that is
developing.
The word infirmity was left out and
changed to disease because its
meaning can be interpreted by using a
more simpler word instead of a word
that students wont already know and
have a deep understanding with.
Students are able to focus on the
presence of Gods kingdom instead of
the meaning behind a formal word not
commonly used in every day
language. (Reading Luke book)
The wording in this line was changed
slightly but with no major adjustments.
The line was only adapted because it
incorporated language that year two
would not be entirely familiar with.
Angry was used instead of indignant
because students already have a deep
understanding of the word anger, what
it means and the expression someone
would have on their face if they were
angry. Students want to hear a story
with words they know inside and out
rather than words that dont help make
sense of the story that is being told.
Sabbath was changed to day of
worship again for reasons stated
above. The word synagogue was
taken out completely to help the
sentence flow In a simpler form.
Instead of saying The Lord answered
we chose to write, Jesus responded
because it will be much easier for
students to understand by not
changing Jesus name mid story. Some
students may become confused
because it sounds like another
character has been added into the
story.
Hypocrites was replaced with
pretenders because during the early
years students learn to recognise
when something is real or pretending
to be real. Students would then

Adapted Version

10 Jesus was teaching in a church on the day

of worship.
11 And then appeared a woman who had been
crippled for eighteen years. She was bent over
and could not straighten up at all.
12 When Jesus saw her, he called her forward
and said woman, I set you free from your
disease.

13 Jesus touched the woman with his hands.

The woman stood up and began praising God.
14 But the church leader was angry, because
Jesus had healed on the worship day. The
leader said to the people There are six other
days Jesus can work, come on those days and
he will heal you. Dont come on the worship
day.
15 But Jesus responded to the leader and said
You pretenders! On the worship day dont
most of you untie your donkey and give it fresh
water?

16 So shouldnt this woman suffered for 18

years from disease be set free on the day of
worship?
17 When Jesus said this, the church leaders
felt ashamed and the crowd was happy at all
the wonderful things he was doing.

years, be set free on the

Sabbath day from what bound
her?

17 When he said this, all his

opponents were humiliated,
but the people were delighted
with all the wonderful things he
was doing.

recognise the significant meaning of

the word pretenders in this context,
thus making sense of the text.
Although this part of the text (dont
most of you untie your donkey and
give it fresh water?) is difficult for year
two to understand, the message of the
entire passage is clear through this
statement. It was important we left this
in the story because students need to
understand the subliminal message.
(The Gospel according to Luke XXXIV)
The line then should not this woman,
a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan
has kept bound for eighteen long
years was removed because it isnt
necessary to the over all message for
grade two students to try and analyse
what satin bound means or why the
woman is the daughter of Abraham.
This line isnt key information that the
students need to interpret.
The word humiliated was changed to
ashamed because the humiliated
would not be a word found in a year
two students word bank. Students may
have seen on tv people feeling
ashamed or even been introduced to
the word by family or even in the early
years. Students trying to understand
the word humiliated would take away
the true meaning of the story. Students
would be focussed on the wording and
what they mean instead of taking in
the complete message.