Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Parallel translations
- WEB came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
- BSB She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
- NKJV came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.
- NASB came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
- NLT Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped.
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Quick answer
She touches the fringe of Jesus' garment and is instantly healed. A simple act of faith meets the power of Christ.
Overview
Reaching out in faith, the woman touches the edge of Jesus' cloak and her bleeding stops at once. Her healing comes not by magic but through faith directed to the right person. The instant cure displays the abundance of healing power present in Jesus.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Mark 5:27–28When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
- Deut 22:12Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.
- Mal 4:2But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
- Acts 19:12So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.
- Matt 20:34So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
- Mark 6:56And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.
- Exod 15:26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
- Matt 8:3And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
- John 5:13And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.
- Luke 13:13And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
- Luke 7:38And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.
- Acts 5:15Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
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