Luke 8:43

Luke 8:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
• New International Version (NIV)And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and though she had spent all her living on physicians, she could not be healed by anyone.
• New Living Translation (NLT)A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure.

Context of Luke 8:43

41And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at Jesus’ feet and begged Him to come to his house, 42for he had an only daughter about twelve years of age, and she was dying. But as He went, the multitudes thronged Him. Now a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by any, 44came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped. 45And Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes throng and press You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?’ ”

Luke 8:43 word by word

Καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ἀπ᾽ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• a womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• havingεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ·ἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• an issueῥύσιςrhusis · dischargeG4511
• of bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• ·ἀπόapo · away fromG575
• twelveδώδεκαdōdeka · twelveG1427
• yearsἔτοςetos · yearG2094
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• had spentπροσαναλίσκωprosanaliskō · to expendG4321
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• her livingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• her livingβίοςbios · lifeG979
• uponεἰςeis · towardG1519
• physiciansἰατρόςiatros · physicianG2395
• neitherοὐou · noG3756
• couldἰσχύωischuō · be strongG2480
• be healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• anyοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762

Cross-references for Luke 8:43

• Leviticus 15:25‘If a woman has a discharge of blood for many days, other than at the time of her customary impurity, or if it runs beyond her usual time of impurity, all the days of her unclean discharge shall be as the days of her customary impurity. She shall be unclean.
• Matthew 9:20And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.
• Mark 5:25Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years,
• Luke 8:27And when He stepped out on the land, there met Him a certain man from the city who had demons for a long time. And he wore no clothes, nor did he live in a house but in the tombs.
• Luke 13:11And behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up.
• Mark 9:21So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.
• John 5:5Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years.
• John 9:1Now as Jesus passed by, He saw a man who was blind from birth.
• Acts 3:2And a certain man lame from his mother’s womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms from those who entered the temple;
• Acts 4:22For the man was over forty years old on whom this miracle of healing had been performed.
• Acts 14:8And in Lystra a certain man without strength in his feet was sitting, a cripple from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
• 2 Chronicles 16:12And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.
• Psalms 108:12Give us help from trouble, For the help of man is useless.
• Isaiah 2:22Sever yourselves from such a man, Whose breath is in his nostrils; For of what account is he?
• Isaiah 55:1“Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; And you who have no money, Come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk Without money and without price.
• Mark 5:26and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse.

Commentaries on Luke 8:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Spent all her living upon physicians - See the note on Mark 5:26.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-56Verses 40-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26, and Mark 5:21-43.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-56Verses 41-56 Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 43bleeding: The woman might have suffered from ongoing bleeding from her monthly cycle. The suffering was both physical and spiritual. According to the law of Moses, such bleeding made the woman ceremonially unclean. This would prevent her from participating in community worship (Leviticus 15:25–30).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:43

• Children
• Hemorrhage
• Issue of Blood
• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Physician

In the dictionaries

• Issue (of Blood)
• Choke
• Fall
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Acts of the Apostles
• Issue
• Jairus (2)

Commentaries on Luke 8

• 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