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The Healing Touch of Jesus

Luke 8:43

In 9 translations

BSB
including 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.NE and WH do not include She had spent all her money on physicians.
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,
WEB
A 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,
ASV
And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had spent all her living upon physicians, and could not be healed of any,
LSV
and a woman, being with a flow of blood for twelve years, who, having spent all her living on physicians, was not able to be healed by any,
YLT
and 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,
DBY
And 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,
DRC
And there was a certain woman having an issue of blood twelve years, who had bestowed all her substance on physicians, and could not be healed by any.
GNV
And a woman hauing an yssue of blood, twelue yeeres long, which had spent all her substance vpon physicians, and could not be healed of any:

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Byzantine text read ἰατροῖς (“on physicians”); Textus Receptus read ἰατρούς (“on physicians”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον (“having spent all the living”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀπ᾽ (“by”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὑπ᾽ (“by”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include εἰς (“into”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Tyndale House, Greek reading followed by the King James Version include αὐτῆς (“of her”); NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον. Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον; Westcott and Hort (1881), the Greek text behind the NIV omit this wording.
  • SBLGNT: ἀπʼ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀπʼ; Robinson–Pierpont read ὑπʼ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ἀπʼ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,
RP2018
Καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ὑπ’ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,
TR-Boyd
Καὶ γυνὴ οὖσα ἐν ῥύσει αἵματος ἀπὸ ἐτῶν δώδεκα, ἥτις εἰς ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ὑπ᾿ οὐδενὸς θεραπευθῆναι,
SCR1894
και γυνη ουσα εν ρυσει αιματος απο ετων δωδεκα ητις εις ιατρους προσαναλωσασα ολον τον βιον ουκ ισχυσεν υπ ουδενος θεραπευθηναι

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 5:25–26And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse.
  • Matthew 9:20–22Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” Jesus turned and saw her.…
  • Leviticus 15:25–33When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during…
  • Luke 13:16Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
  • 2 Chronicles 16:12In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
  • Mark 9:21–22Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said. “It often throws him into the fire or into the water, trying to kill him. But if You can do anything, have compassion on us…
  • Luke 8:27When Jesus stepped ashore, He was met by a demon-possessed man from the town. For a long time this man had not worn clothing or lived in a house, but he stayed in the tombs.
  • Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
  • Job 13:4You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
  • Isaiah 55:1–3“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that…
  • Luke 13:11and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.
  • John 9:1Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth,
  • John 9:21But how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
  • Psalms 108:12Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
  • Acts 4:22For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
  • Acts 3:2And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.

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