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Luke 8:2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Luke 8:2
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
2 as well as some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
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Luke 8:2
New English Translation
Luke 8:2
New English Translation
2 and also some women[a] who had been healed of evil spirits and disabilities:[b] Mary[c] (called Magdalene), from whom seven demons had gone out,
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- Luke 8:2 sn There is an important respect shown to women in this text, as their contributions were often ignored in ancient society.
- Luke 8:2 tn Or “illnesses.” The term ἀσθένεια (astheneia) refers to the state of being ill and thus incapacitated in some way—“illness, disability, weakness.” (L&N 23.143).
- Luke 8:2 sn This Mary is not the woman mentioned in the previous passage (as some church fathers claimed), because she is introduced as a new figure here. In addition, she is further specified by Luke with the notation called Magdalene, which seems to distinguish her from the woman at Simon the Pharisee’s house.
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