She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.
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.
- BSB When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.
- 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.
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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.
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Cross-references · 5
- Acts 19:12so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out.
- Acts 5:15They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.
- Matt 14:36and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
- Mark 6:56Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.
- 2 Kgs 13:21As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a band of raiders; and they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones, he 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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