New English Translation
Mark 5:25
25Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years.
Mark 5:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
- New International Version (NIV)And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years,
Context of Mark 5:25
23He asked him urgently, “My little daughter is near death. Come and lay your hands on her so that she may be healed and live.” 24Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around him. Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years. 26She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse. 27When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
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Cross-references for Mark 5:25
- Matthew 9:20But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
- Luke 8:43Now a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years but could not be healed by anyone.
- Leviticus 15:19“‘When a woman has a discharge and her discharge is blood from her body, she is to be in her menstruation seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening.
- Luke 13:11and a woman was there who had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten herself up completely.
- John 5:5Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years.
- Acts 4:22For the man, on whom this miraculous sign of healing had been performed, was over forty years old.
- Acts 9:33He found there a man named Aeneas who had been confined to a mattress for eight years because he was paralyzed.
Commentaries on Mark 5:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25A certain woman - See Matthew 9:20.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-43Verses 22-43 See the account of the raising of Jairus‘ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 A despised gospel will go where it will be better received. One of the rulers of a synagogue earnestly besought Christ for a little daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. Another cure was wrought by the way. We should do good, not only when in the house, but when we walk by the way, De 6:7. It is common with people not to apply to Christ till they have tried in vain all other helpers, and find them, as certainly they will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-34As Jesus heads to Jairus's home, followed by a large crowd, Mark introduces a woman in the crowd who suffers from constant bleeding. This condition not only harms her health but also makes her ceremonially unclean. This prevents her from participating in normal community life (see Leviticus 15:25–27). She is an example of the faith that Jairus should have.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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