Mark 5:26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

◄ Mark 5:26 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse.

English Standard Version
and who had suffered much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was no better but rather grew worse.

New American Standard Bible
and had endured much at the hands of many physicians, and had spent all that she had and was not helped at all, but rather had grown worse--

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
had endured much under many doctors. She had spent everything she had and was not helped at all. On the contrary, she became worse.

International Standard Version
Although she had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all of her money, she had not been helped at all, but rather grew worse.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And had suffered many things from many physicians; and had spent all that she had, and was nothing the better, but rather worse,

Darby Bible Translation
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,

Young's Literal Translation
and many things having suffered under many physicians, and having spent all that she had, and having profited nothing, but rather having come to the worse,

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

5:21-34 A despised gospel will go where it will be better received. One of the rulers of a synagogue earnestly besought Christ for a little daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. Another cure was wrought by the way. We should do good, not only when in the house, but when we walk by the way, De 6:7. It is common with people not to apply to Christ till they have tried in vain all other helpers, and find them, as certainly they will, physicians of no value. Some run to diversions and gay company; others plunge into business, or even into intemperance; others go about to establish their own righteousness, or torment themselves by vain superstitions. Many perish in these ways; but none will ever find rest to the soul by such devices; while those whom Christ heals of the disease of sin, find in themselves an entire change for the better. As secret acts of sin, so secret acts of faith, are known to the Lord Jesus. The woman told all the truth. It is the will of Christ that his people should be comforted, and he has power to command comfort to troubled spirits. The more simply we depend on Him, and expect great things from him, the more we shall find in ourselves that he is become our salvation. Those who, by faith, are healed of their spiritual diseases, have reason to go in peace.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

26. And had suffered many things of many physicians—The expression perhaps does not necessarily refer to the suffering she endured under medical treatment, but to the much varied treatment which she underwent.

and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse—pitiable case, and affectingly aggravated; emblem of our natural state as fallen creatures (Eze 16:5, 6), and illustrating the worse than vanity of all human remedies for spiritual maladies (Ho 5:13). The higher design of all our Lord's miracles of healing irresistibly suggests this way of viewing the present case, the propriety of which will still more appear as we proceed.