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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/mark/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/mark/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />She had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him through the crowd and touched his robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/mark/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having heard concerning Jesus, having come up in the crowd behind, she touched His clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/mark/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/mark/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When she heard about Jesus, she came behind <i>Him</i> in the crowd and touched His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/mark/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind <i>Him</i> and touched His cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />after hearing about Jesus, came up in the crowd behind <i>Him,</i> and touched His cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />after hearing about Jesus, she came up in the crowd behind <i>Him</i> and touched His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />She had heard [reports] about Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His outer robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Having heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Having heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His robe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The woman had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely touched his clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Since she had heard about Jesus, she came from behind in the crowd and touched his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />She had heard about Jesus, so she came in the crowd behind him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Since she had heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his robe, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his clothes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When she had heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />heard of Jesus. And she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd and touched his clothes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />having heard about Jesus, having come in the multitude behind, she touched His garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/5.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having heard concerning Jesus, having come up in the crowd behind, she touched His clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> having heard about Jesus, having come in the multitude behind, she touched his garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Having heard concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, she touched his garment.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />When she had heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then, when she had heard of Jesus, she approached through the crowd behind him, and she touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When she heard concerning Jesus, she came through the dense crowd from behind him, and touched his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/5.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />When she heard about Yeshua, she came in the press of the crowd from behind him and she touched his garment,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/5.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />when she heard of Jesus, came be hind him in the multitude, and touched his mantle;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/5.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />hearing concerning Jesus, having come in the crowd behind, touched His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/5.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />when she heard of Jesus, came in the crowd behind him, and touched his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/5.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but having heard of Jesus; she came behind him in the crowd, and touched his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/5.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />heard of Jesus. And she came in the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/5.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />having heard the things concerning Jesus, coming in the crowd behind, touched His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/5.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />when she heard of Jesus, came behind Him in the croud, and touched his garment; for she said,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/5-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=1427" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/5.htm">The Healing Touch of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/191.htm" title="191: akousasa (V-APA-NFS) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">When the woman heard</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-NNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">about</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus,</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: elthousa (V-APA-NFS) -- To come, go. ">she came up</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlō (N-DMS) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowd</a> <a href="/greek/3693.htm" title="3693: opisthen (Adv) -- From behind, after. From opis with enclitic of source; from the rear, i.e. At the back.">behind Him</a> <a href="/greek/680.htm" title="680: hēpsato (V-AIM-3S) -- Prop: I fasten to; I lay hold of, touch, know carnally. Reflexive of hapto; properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. To touch.">and touched</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2440.htm" title="2440: himatiou (N-GNS) -- A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.">cloak.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">28</span>For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a></span><br />Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak. / She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.” / Jesus turned and saw her. “Take courage, daughter,” He said, “your faith has healed you.” And the woman was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Luke 8:43-48</a></span><br />including a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. She had spent all her money on physicians, but no one was able to heal her. / She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped. / “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Leviticus 15:25-27</a></span><br />When a woman has a discharge of her blood for many days at a time other than her menstrual period, or if it continues beyond her period, she will be unclean all the days of her unclean discharge, just as she is during the days of her menstruation. / Any bed on which she lies or any furniture on which she sits during the days of her discharge will be unclean, like her bed during her menstrual period. / Anyone who touches these things will be unclean; he must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-2.htm">Malachi 4:2</a></span><br />“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Matthew 14:36</a></span><br />and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Mark 6:56</a></span><br />And 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a></span><br />God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-28.htm">Matthew 15:28</a></span><br />“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-19.htm">Luke 6:19</a></span><br />The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-6.htm">Hebrews 11:6</a></span><br />And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Matthew 8:3</a></span><br />Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37</a></span><br />Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a></span><br />Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a></span><br />News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.</p><p class="hdg">touched.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Mark 6:56</a></b></br> And 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band <i>of men</i>; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Matthew 14:36</a></b></br> And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/27-31.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/mark/5-24.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/mark/2-21.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/mark/5-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/4-18.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/4-18.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/mark/5-24.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/5-19.htm">News</a> <a href="/mark/3-9.htm">Press</a> <a href="/matthew/14-1.htm">Reports</a> <a href="/mark/1-41.htm">Touched</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/6-56.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/mark/5-28.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/mark/5-30.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/mark/6-9.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/mark/5-28.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/mark/5-36.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/mark/6-2.htm">Hearing</a> <a href="/mark/5-30.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/6-14.htm">News</a> <a href="/mark/5-30.htm">Press</a> <a href="/mark/13-7.htm">Reports</a> <a href="/mark/5-30.htm">Touched</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-1.htm">Jesus delivering the possessed of the legion of demons,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-13.htm">they enter into the pigs.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-22.htm">He is entreated by Jairus to go and heal his daughter.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-25.htm">He heals the woman subject to bleeding,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">35. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/5-35.htm">and raises Jairus' daughter from death.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Her condition would have isolated her socially and religiously, as she was unable to participate in communal worship. Hearing about Jesus, she would have been aware of His reputation as a healer and miracle worker, which had spread throughout the region (<a href="/mark/1-28.htm">Mark 1:28</a>). This reflects the growing recognition of Jesus' ministry and the hope He brought to those marginalized by society.<p><b>she came up through the crowd</b><br>The act of moving through the crowd demonstrates the woman's desperation and determination. Crowds often surrounded Jesus, making it difficult for individuals to reach Him (<a href="/mark/3-9.htm">Mark 3:9-10</a>). Her willingness to push through the throng indicates her faith and the urgency of her need. This also highlights the social dynamics of the time, where a woman, especially one considered unclean, would typically avoid such public interactions.<p><b>behind Him</b><br>Approaching Jesus from behind suggests humility and perhaps a sense of unworthiness. In the cultural context, it was not customary for women to approach men directly, especially in public. Her approach from behind may also indicate her desire to remain unnoticed due to her unclean status, as touching others would have made them ceremonially unclean as well.<p><b>and touched His cloak</b><br>Touching the cloak of Jesus is significant both culturally and theologically. In Jewish tradition, the cloak, or outer garment, often had tassels (tzitzit) as a reminder of God's commandments (<a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38-39</a>). By touching His cloak, the woman was expressing faith in Jesus' power to heal, believing that even contact with His garment could bring about her healing. This act of faith is reminiscent of other instances where faith in Jesus' power led to miraculous healings (<a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20-22</a>). Theologically, it underscores the belief in Jesus as the source of divine power and healing, fulfilling prophecies of the Messiah who would bring restoration (<a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_with_the_issue_of_blood.htm">The Woman with the Issue of Blood</a></b><br>A central figure in this passage, she had been suffering from a bleeding condition for twelve years. Her faith and desperation led her to seek healing from Jesus.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The Son of God, who was traveling through the crowd. His power and compassion are central to the healing that takes place.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>A large group of people surrounding Jesus, making it difficult for the woman to reach Him. They represent the obstacles and societal pressures that can hinder one's faith journey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/capernaum.htm">Capernaum</a></b><br>While not explicitly mentioned in this verse, this town is often the setting for Jesus' ministry and miracles, providing context for the event.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_disciples.htm">The Disciples</a></b><br>Though not directly mentioned in this verse, they are part of the larger account, witnessing Jesus' miracles and learning from His teachings.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>The woman's decision to touch Jesus' cloak demonstrates active faith. Despite her condition and societal restrictions, she believed in Jesus' power to heal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/overcoming_obstacles.htm">Overcoming Obstacles</a></b><br>The crowd represents the barriers we face in our spiritual journey. Like the woman, we must persevere in seeking Jesus despite challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion.htm">Jesus' Compassion</a></b><br>Jesus' response to the woman shows His compassion and willingness to heal those who seek Him in faith. We are reminded of His love and power.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_religious_context.htm">Cultural and Religious Context</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural and religious context of the woman's condition helps us appreciate the depth of her faith and the significance of her healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_encounter_with_jesus.htm">Personal Encounter with Jesus</a></b><br>The woman's healing was personal and transformative. Our faith journey should also lead to a personal encounter with Jesus, resulting in spiritual transformation.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_the_bleeding_woman_healed.htm">How was the woman with the issue of blood healed?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_cloth.htm">What defines a prayer cloth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_peter's_shadow_heal_in_acts_5_15.htm">Did Peter's shadow heal the sick in Acts 5:15?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_you_heal_yourself,_doctor.htm">Can you heal yourself, doctor?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 27, 28.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">This woman, having heard of Jesus</span> - literally (<span class="greek">τὰ περί τοῦ Ἰησοῦ</span>), <span class="accented">the things concerning Jesus - <span class="cmt_word"></span>came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment</span>. St. Matthew and St Luke say "the border (<span class="greek">τοῦ κρασπέδου</span>) of his garment." St. Matthew tells us that "she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole." From this it appears that, though she had faith, it was an imperfect faith. She seems to have imagined that a certain magical influence was within Christ and around him. And the touching of the border of his garment (the blue fringe which the Jews were required to wear, to remind them that they were God's people) was supposed by her to convey a special virtue. Yet her faith, though imperfect, was true in its essence, and therefore was not disappointed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/5-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When [the woman] heard</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκούσασα</span> <span class="translit">(akousasa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_191.htm">Strong's 191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about</span><br /><span class="grk">περὶ</span> <span class="translit">(peri)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus,</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she came up</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλθοῦσα</span> <span class="translit">(elthousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come, go. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowd</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλῳ</span> <span class="translit">(ochlō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">behind [Him]</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄπισθεν</span> <span class="translit">(opisthen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3693.htm">Strong's 3693: </a> </span><span class="str2">From behind, after. From opis with enclitic of source; from the rear, i.e. At the back.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] touched</span><br /><span class="grk">ἥψατο</span> <span class="translit">(hēpsato)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_680.htm">Strong's 680: </a> </span><span class="str2">Prop: I fasten to; I lay hold of, touch, know carnally. Reflexive of hapto; properly, to attach oneself to, i.e. To touch.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cloak.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἱματίου</span> <span class="translit">(himatiou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2440.htm">Strong's 2440: </a> </span><span class="str2">A long flowing outer garment, tunic. Neuter of a presumed derivative of ennumi; a dress.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/5-27.htm">Mark 5:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/5-27.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 5:27 Having heard the things concerning Jesus came (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/5-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 5:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 5:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/5-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 5:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 5:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>