Mark 5:26
24 So Jesus went with him, and a large crowd followed and pressed around Him.
25 And 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.
27 When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
28 For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
- WEB
- and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,
- ASV
- and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
- DARBY
- and had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent everything she had and had found no advantage from it, but had rather got worse,
- BLB
- and having suffered much under many physicians, and having spent all of hers and having benefited in no way, but rather to the worse having come,
- ÅB
- og hun hadde lidt meget av mange leger og satt til alt det hun eide, og hadde ikke hatt noen hjelp av det, men var heller blitt verre;
- OTB
- Hun hadde lidd mye under mange leger og hadde brukt opp alt hun eide, men i stedet for å bli bedre, ble hun verre.
- B1930
- og hun hadde lidt meget av mange læger og satt til alt det hun eide, og hadde ikke hatt nogen hjelp av det, men var heller blitt verre;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 30:12–13
For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous.
Read in contextJob 13:4
You, however, smear with lies; you are all worthless physicians.
Read in contextPsalms 108:12
Give us aid against the enemy, for the help of man is worthless.
Read in contextJeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
Read in contextJeremiah 51:8
Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
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