Luke 8:43

Now ¹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ²  for twelve years ³  but could not be healed by anyone.

Le 15:25-33; 2Ch 16:12; Job 13:4; Ps 108:12; Isa 2:22; Isa 55:1-3; Mt 9:20-22; Mr 5:25; Mr 5:26; Mr 9:18,22; Mr 9:21; Lu 8:27; Lu 13:11,16; Joh 5:5,6; Joh 9:1,21; Ac 3:2; Ac 4:22; Ac 14:8-10

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

² tn Grk “a flow of blood.”

³ tc ‡ Most mss, including the majority of later mss (א[* C] A L W Θ Ξ [Ψ] Ë^1,13 33 [1424] Ï [lat sy^c,p,h]) read here, “having spent all her money on doctors.” Uncertainty over its authenticity is due primarily to the fact that certain important witnesses do not have the phrase (e.g., Ì⁷⁵ B [D] 0279 sy^s sa Or). This evidence alone renders its authenticity unlikely. It may have been intentionally added by later scribes in order to harmonize Luke’s account with similar material in Mark 5:26 (see TCGNT 121). NA²⁷ includes the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.