And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
Parallel translations
- WEB But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me.”
- BSB But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”
- NKJV But Jesus said, “Somebody touched Me, for I perceived power going out from Me.”
- NASB But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, for I was aware that power had left Me.”
- NLT But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.”
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Quick answer
Jesus insists someone touched Him, for He felt power go out from Him. He is aware of the healing that has occurred.
Overview
Jesus affirms that a real, faith-filled touch took place, perceiving that power had gone out from Him. The statement shows His conscious authority over the healing, not an impersonal force. He presses on to draw the healed woman to confess what He already knows.
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Cross-references · 3
- Luke 6:19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
- Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was present to heal them.
- 1 Pet 2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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