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and had suffered many things by many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better, but rather grew worse,
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A Picture of Desperation
Commentators emphasize the woman's complete desperation. For twelve years, she had endured painful treatments, exhausted all her financial resources on many doctors, and found her condition only worsening. Her story illustrates a state of utter human hopelessness, setting the stage for her encounter with Jesus as her absolute last resort.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Had suffered many things. Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed.
Had suffered many things of many physicians (πολλα παθουσα υπο πολλων ιατρων). A pathetic picture of a woman with a chronic case w…
19th Century
Anglican
Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.—The fact is the same as in Luke 8:43, who, however, does not mention that sh…
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Baptist
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 bett…
At this point Mark inserts the story of the healing of the woman with a hemorrhage. The precise nature of the woman’s ailment is not stated. Probab…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And had suffered many things of many physicians She took many a nauseous medicine, and had gone through courses of p…
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