When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
Parallel translations
- WEB having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his clothes.
- KJV When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
- NKJV When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
- NASB after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
- NLT She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.
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Quick answer
Having heard of Jesus, she comes behind him in the crowd and touches his garment.
Overview
Her faith, kindled by reports of Jesus, moves her to act despite her uncleanness and the crowd. Approaching quietly from behind, she reaches out to touch his clothing. This humble, believing touch becomes the channel of the healing power of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Acts 19:12so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
- Acts 5:15As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
- Matt 14:36and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- Mark 6:56And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- 2 Kgs 13:21Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.
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Mark drives urgently to the cross, showing Jesus the Son of God as the suffering Servant who 'came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'
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