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,

Cross-references

Luke 13:11 Parallel

In Luke 13:11, another woman is bound by infirmity for 18 years—a direct parallel to the woman’s 12-year issue, both chronic and healed.

Luke 13:16 Parallel

In Luke 13:16, Jesus calls the bent woman a daughter of Abraham bound by Satan—similar to the hemorrhaging woman whom Jesus calls 'daughter' (8:48).

Leviticus 15:25–33 Historical context

Leviticus 15:25-33 lays out the uncleanness laws for a chronic discharge — the condition the woman with the issue of blood suffered.

2 Chronicles 16:12 describes King Asa who sought physicians instead of God—mirroring the woman's reliance on doctors to no avail.

Job 13:4 Related theme

Job 13:4 calls friends 'physicians of no value'—directly matching the woman's experience with ineffective doctors.

Psalm 108:12 declares that human help is vain—the woman's experience matches this after spending all on physicians.

Matthew 9:20-22 gives the parallel story of the woman with the issue of blood, including her touching Jesus' garment.

Mark 5:25-34 provides the parallel account with additional details, such as her suffering under many physicians.

Mark 5:26 Parallel

Mark 5:26 gives the identical detail—she suffered under many physicians and only grew worse.

Jeremiah 8:22 Related theme

Jeremiah 8:22 laments that no physician can heal Israel's wound — mirroring this woman's futile search for a cure from physicians.

Matthew 9:12 says the sick need a physician — this woman tried human physicians, but only Jesus heals.