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 King James Version (NKJV)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,

Context of Luke 8:43

41Then a man named Jairus, a leader of the local synagogue, came and fell at Jesus’ feet, pleading with him to come home with him. 42His only daughter, who was about twelve years old, was dying. As Jesus went with him, he was surrounded by the crowds. A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. 44Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. 45“Who touched me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against you.”

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 flow of blood for many days that is unrelated to her menstrual period, or if the blood continues beyond the normal period, she is ceremonially unclean. As during her menstrual period, the woman will be unclean as long as the discharge continues.
• Matthew 9:20Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,
• Mark 5:25A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding.
• Luke 8:27As Jesus was climbing out of the boat, a man who was possessed by demons came out to meet him. For a long time he had been homeless and naked, living in the tombs outside the town.
• Luke 13:11he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight.
• Mark 9:21“How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy.
• John 5:5One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years.
• John 9:1As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man who had been blind from birth.
• Acts 3:2As they approached the Temple, a man lame from birth was being carried in. Each day he was put beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate, so he could beg from the people going into the Temple.
• Acts 4:22for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.
• Acts 14:8While they were at Lystra, Paul and Barnabas came upon a man with crippled feet. He had been that way from birth, so he had never walked. He was sitting
• 2 Chronicles 16:12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa developed a serious foot disease. Yet even with the severity of his disease, he did not seek the Lord’s help but turned only to his physicians.
• Psalms 108:12Oh, please help us against our enemies, for all human help is useless.
• Isaiah 2:22Don’t put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What good are they?
• Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
• Mark 5:26She had suffered a great deal from many doctors, and over the years she had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she had gotten 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