Luke 8 · Verse 43

Luke 8:43

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
Luke 8:43, King James Version

Luke 8:43 in other translations

BSBincluding a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her.
WEBA woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians and could not be healed by any,
ASVAnd a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,
YLTand a woman, having an issue of blood for twelve years, who, having spent on physicians all her living, was not able to be healed by any,
DARBYAnd a woman who had a flux of blood since twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, could not be cured by any one,
BBEAnd a woman, who had had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had given all her money to medical men, and not one of them was able to make her well,
WebsterAnd a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed by any,

What does Luke 8:43 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 43.

(m) "had spent" 2Chr 16:12, Is 55:2 (n) "physicians" Lk 6:19, 1Pet 2:9

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 Spent all her living upon physicians - See the note on Mar 5:26.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:41-56

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…

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Luke 8:43 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΚαὶKaiAndG2532
γυνὴgunēa womanG1135
οὖσαousabeingG1510
ἐνenwithG1722
ῥύσειrhuseia fluxG4511
αἵματοςaimatosof bloodG129
ἀπὸapoforG575
ἐτῶνetōnyearsG2094
δώδεκα,dōdekatwelve,G1427
ἥτιςhētiswhoG3748
ἰατροῖςiatroison physiciansG2395
προσαναλώσασαprosanalōsasahaving spentG4321
ὅλονholonallG3650
τὸνtontheG3588
βίονbionlivingG979
οὐκoukneitherG3756
ἴσχυσενischusenwas ableG2480
ἀπ᾽ap᾽byG575
οὐδενὸςoudenosno [one]G3762
θεραπευθῆναι,therapeuthēnaito be healed,G2323

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 8:43

  • Mark 5:25-26

    And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

  • Matthew 9:20-22

    And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

  • Leviticus 15:25-33

    And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she shall be unclean. Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation. And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean. …

  • Luke 13:16

    And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?

  • Mark 9:21-22

    And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:12

    And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians.

  • Luke 8:27

    And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

  • Job 13:4

    But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Luke 13:11

    And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.

  • John 9:1

    And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.

  • Isaiah 2:22

    Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
having.
Le 15:25-33; Mt 9:20-22; Mr 5:25
twelve.
27; 13:11,16; Mr 9:21; Joh 5:5,6; 9:1,21; Ac 3:2; 4:22; 14:8-10
had.
2Ch 16:12; Ps 108:12; Isa 2:22; 55:1-3; Mr 5:26; 9:18,22
neither.
Job 13:4

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Context

  • Luke 8:42

    For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

  • Luke 8:43

    And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

  • Luke 8:44

    Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

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Luke 8:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y una mujer, que tenía flujo de sangre hacía ya doce años, la cual había gastado en médicos toda su hacienda, y por ninguno había podido ser curada,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et une femme qui avait une perte de sang depuis douze ans, et qui, ayant dépensé tout son bien en médecins, n’avait pu être guérie par aucun,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ein Weib, das seit zwölf Jahren mit einem Blutfluß behaftet war, welche, obgleich sie ihren ganzen Lebensunterhalt an die Ärzte verwandt hatte, von niemandem geheilt werden konnte,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et mulier quædam erat in fluxu sanguinis ab annis duodecim, quæ in medicos erogaverat omnem substantiam suam, nec ab ullo potuit curari: