Mark 5:26

And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,

Cross-references

Job 13:4 Parallel

Job 13:4 likens his friends to worthless physicians — a parallel to the woman's experience with doctors who only made her worse.

2 Chronicles 16:12 shows Asa relying on physicians instead of the Lord — contrasting with the woman who turned to Jesus after doctors failed.

Matthew 9:21 records the woman's inner thought about touching Jesus' cloak — a detail Mark omits, enriching the story.

Luke 8:43 Parallel

Luke 8:43 adds that no one could heal her, underscoring her desperation before coming to Jesus.

Jeremiah 8:22 asks why no balm or physician can heal the people — echoing the woman's futile search for healing from doctors.

Jeremiah 30:12 describes an incurable wound — similar to the woman's worsening condition that no doctor could heal.

Jeremiah 30:13 says no one pleads for you and no remedy — mirroring the woman's hopeless situation with no effective help.