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Luke 8

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luke.8.lk8Physicians

ἰατροῖς προσαναλώσασα ὅλον τὸν βίον ... / shorter text

TEXTTRANSLATIONlow confidence

Does Luke say the woman spent her whole livelihood on physicians?

Some early witnesses omit the expenditure clause while retaining that no one could heal her. The longer form may have entered under influence from the parallel tradition, but omission could also soften criticism of physicians.

Why this default

The shorter form is the cautious default because it has important early support and the expenditure clause can be explained by influence from the parallel account. The evidence remains genuinely divided.

Evidence

ExternalThe shorter form is associated especially with P75 and B; the longer form is ancient and widespread, including א, A, C, D, L, W and later witnesses.

InternalThe decision record relies on the stated lexical, grammatical, or translation rationale.

Project defaultwhom no one was able to heal

Project default · shorter early form

Witnessesshorter clause · P75, B
Alternativewho had spent her whole livelihood on physicians and could not be healed by anyone

Longer reading

Witnessesfull expenditure clause · א, A, C, D, L, W and broad tradition
Alternative[who had spent her whole livelihood on physicians] and could not be healed by anyone

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WitnessesDisplay option · disputed clause bracketed

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