Luke 8:43

43 And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)

Luke 8:43 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:43

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years
The Persic version reads, "there was a woman in that city" in the city of Capernaum; (See Gill on Matthew 9:20).

Which had spent all her living upon physicians;
she had applied to one physician and another, and had consumed all her substance in this way:

neither could be healed of any;
though she had followed the directions and prescriptions of many, who pretended they were able to cure her; (See Gill on Mark 5:26).

Luke 8:43 In-Context

41 And behold, a man {who was named} Jairus came, and this man was a ruler of the synagogue. And he fell down at the feet of Jesus [and] began imploring him to come to his house,

42 because {he had} an only daughter, about twelve years [old], and she was dying. Now as he was going, the crowds were pressing against him.

43 And a woman who was {suffering from hemorrhages} for twelve years (who, [although she] had spent all [her] assets on physicians, was not able to be healed by anyone)

44 came up behind [him] [and] touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately {her hemorrhaging} stopped.

45 And Jesus said, "Who [is] the one who touched me?" And [when they] all denied [it], Peter said, "Master, the crowds are pressing you hard and crowding [you]!"

Footnotes

• [a] Literally, "with a flow of blood"
• [b] *Here "[although]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("had spent") which is understood as concessive
• [c] *Literally "the"; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun