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The woman is now freed, but not the synagogue ruler. His bondage continued. He was so bound to his traditions that he ended up opposing the Son of God.  This is the only time in the gospels Jesus calls someone a Daughter of Abraham. It reminds us of Jesus saying that Zacchaeus was now also a Son of Abraham. It wasn’t ethnic descent that made either a Child of Abraham, but justifying faith (See also John 8:31-47; Galatians 3:6-9)