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Matthew 9:20 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
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She touched the fringe of his robe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And behold a woman having had a flux of blood twelve years, having come up behind <i>Him</i>, touched the fringe of His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind <i>him</i>, and touched the hem of his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And suddenly, a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years came from behind and touched the hem of His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him, and touched the border of His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And behold, a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then a woman who had suffered from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the [tassel] fringe of His outer robe;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years approached from behind and touched the end of his robe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just then, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for 12 years approached from behind and touched the tassel on His robe,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and barely touched his clothes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then a woman came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his clothes. She had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A woman who had suffered from severe bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his cloak. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just then a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel of his garment, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And look, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />(And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, a woman who had a discharge of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and behold, a woman having a flow of blood [for] twelve years, having come to Him behind, touched the fringe of His garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And behold a woman having had a flux of blood twelve years, having come up behind <i>Him</i>, touched the fringe of His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, a woman discharging blood twelve years, having come near behind, touched the hem of his garment:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And behold, a woman, who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years, approached from behind and touched the hem of his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the tassel on his cloak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And behold a woman who had had the hemorrhage for twelve years, came up from behind him, and she touched the edge of his cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And behold a woman who had a flow of blood for twelve years, came from behind him and she touched the hem of his garment.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And behold, a woman that had been diseased with an issue of blood for twelve years, came behind him, and touched the fringe of his mantle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And behold, a woman, having an issue of blood twelve years, and coming to Him behind, touched the hem of His garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And, behold, a woman, who had an h锟絤orrage twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />When a woman, who had been troubled with an hemorrhage twelve years, came behind him, and touch'd the hem of his garment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, behold, a woman, having a flow of blood twelve years, having come up behind <i>Him</i>, touched the border of His garment;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />(And lo, a woman who had had a flux of blood for twelve years, came close behind <i>Him,</i> and touched the hem of his garment:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/9-20.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/hriiyJYqzvc?start=2235" 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/matthew/9.htm">The Healing Touch of Jesus</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>So Jesus got up and went with him, along with His disciples. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: Kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">Suddenly</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!"></a> <a href="/greek/1135.htm" title="1135: gynē (N-NFS) -- A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.">a woman</a> <a href="/greek/131.htm" title="131: haimorroousa (V-PPA-NFS) -- To suffer from a continual flow (oozing) of blood. From haima and rheo; to flow blood, i.e. Have a hoemorrhage.">who had suffered from bleeding</a> <a href="/greek/1427.htm" title="1427: dōdeka (Adj-ANP) -- Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.">for twelve</a> <a href="/greek/2094.htm" title="2094: etē (N-ANP) -- A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.">years</a> <a href="/greek/4334.htm" title="4334: proselthousa (V-APA-NFS) -- From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.">came up</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/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.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2899.htm" title="2899: kraspedou (N-GNS) -- The fringe, edge, corner, tassel. Of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e., a fringe or tassel.">fringe</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.">of</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/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">21</span>She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, 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="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a></span><br />And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / 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. / 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="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/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19-30</a></span><br />When a woman has a discharge consisting of blood from her body, she will be unclean due to her menstruation for seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. / Anything on which she lies or sits during her menstruation will be unclean, / and anyone who touches her bed 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="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38-39</a></span><br />“Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel. / These will serve as tassels for you to look at, so that you may remember all the commandments of the LORD, that you may obey them and not prostitute yourselves by following your own heart and your own eyes.<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="/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="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a></span><br />All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.<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="/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="/luke/17-19.htm">Luke 17:19</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to him, “Rise and go; your faith has made you well!”<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="/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="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6</a></span><br />Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:</p><p class="hdg">behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25</a></b></br> And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Luke 8:43</a></b></br> And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,</p><p class="hdg">an issue.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Leviticus 15:25</a></b></br> And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness shall be as the days of her separation: she <i>shall be</i> unclean.</p><p class="hdg">touched.</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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/5-28.htm">Mark 5:28</a></b></br> For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.</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="hdg">hem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5</a></b></br> But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38,39</a></b></br> Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Deuteronomy 22:12</a></b></br> Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest <i>thyself</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/8-6.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Bleeding</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-15.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/nahum/3-1.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/malachi/1-5.htm">Border</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Cloak</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/matthew/4-5.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-8.htm">Flow</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-18.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/job/26-14.htm">Fringe</a> <a href="/matthew/9-16.htm">Garment</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-14.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/luke/8-43.htm">Haemorrhage</a> <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm">Hem</a> <a href="/luke/8-44.htm">Hemorrhage</a> <a href="/daniel/12-8.htm">Issue</a> <a href="/matthew/5-40.htm">Robe</a> <a 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href="/matthew/9-21.htm">Robe</a> <a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Subject</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/matthew/14-36.htm">Tassel</a> <a href="/matthew/9-29.htm">Touched</a> <a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-1.htm">Jesus heals a paralytic</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">calls Matthew from the receipt of custom;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-10.htm">eats with tax collectors and sinners;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-14.htm">defends his disciples for not fasting;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">cures the sick woman;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-23.htm">raises Jairus' daughter from death;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">gives sight to two blind men;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-32.htm">heals a mute man possessed of a demon;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">and has compassion on the multitude.</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/matthew/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/matthew/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years</b><br>This phrase introduces a woman with a chronic condition, likely a menstrual disorder, which rendered her ceremonially unclean according to Levitical law (<a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Leviticus 15:25-27</a>). Her condition would have isolated her socially and religiously, as she would have been unable to participate in communal worship or normal social interactions. The mention of "twelve years" emphasizes the severity and longevity of her suffering, highlighting her desperation and the miraculous nature of her healing. This period of suffering also symbolizes completeness in biblical numerology, suggesting a divinely appointed time for her healing.<p><b>came up behind Him</b><br>Approaching Jesus from behind indicates her humility and perhaps her fear of being noticed due to her unclean status. It reflects her faith and determination, as she believed that even a secretive touch could heal her. This action also demonstrates her understanding of Jesus' power, as she sought to avoid direct confrontation, yet had faith in His ability to heal.<p><b>and touched the fringe of His cloak.</b><br>The "fringe" refers to the tassels (tzitzit) on the corners of a Jewish man's garment, as prescribed in <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38-39</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Deuteronomy 22:12</a>. These tassels were a reminder to keep God's commandments and were a symbol of piety and identity. By touching the fringe, the woman was not only reaching out for physical healing but also symbolically connecting with the divine authority and holiness of Jesus. This act of faith is significant, as it demonstrates her belief in Jesus as the fulfillment of the law and the embodiment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is the one whom the woman seeks for healing. His presence and power are pivotal to the miracle that occurs.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman_with_the_issue_of_blood.htm">The Woman with the Issue of Blood</a></b><br>She is unnamed in the text but is a significant figure due to her faith and desperation. Her condition has lasted twelve years, making her ceremonially unclean according to Jewish law.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fringe_of_his_cloak.htm">The Fringe of His Cloak</a></b><br>This refers to the tassels (tzitzit) on the corners of a Jewish garment, which were worn in obedience to the command in <a href="/numbers/15-38.htm">Numbers 15:38-39</a>. Touching this fringe symbolizes faith in Jesus' authority and power.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_crowd.htm">The Crowd</a></b><br>The multitude surrounding Jesus, highlighting the woman's determination to reach Him despite the obstacles.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_healing.htm">The Event of Healing</a></b><br>This miraculous healing demonstrates Jesus' divine power and compassion, as well as the importance of faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_overcomes_barriers.htm">Faith Overcomes Barriers</a></b><br>The woman's faith led her to overcome social, religious, and physical barriers to reach Jesus. We are encouraged to pursue Christ with the same determination, regardless of obstacles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/jesus'_compassion_and_power.htm">Jesus' Compassion and Power</a></b><br>This passage highlights Jesus' willingness to heal and His power over physical ailments. Believers can trust in His compassion and ability to intervene in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_touch.htm">The Significance of Touch</a></b><br>The act of touching Jesus' garment signifies a personal connection and reliance on His power. Our faith should be active, reaching out to Jesus in our times of need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/ceremonial_law_and_grace.htm">Ceremonial Law and Grace</a></b><br>The woman's healing illustrates the transition from the old covenant of law to the new covenant of grace, where faith in Jesus brings cleansing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/public_faith_and_testimony.htm">Public Faith and Testimony</a></b><br>After her healing, the woman publicly acknowledges what Jesus has done for her. Believers are encouraged to share their testimonies of faith and healing with others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 9</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/why_do_miracles_match_psychosomatic,_not_injuries.htm">Why do healing miracles align with psychosomatic illnesses rather than physical injuries?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_prayer_shawl.htm">What defines a prayer shawl?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_global_methodist_church.htm">What does 'Healing in His Wings' signify?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/9.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Behold, a woman</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--The "issue of blood" was probably of the kind that brought with it ceremonial uncleanness (<a href="/leviticus/15-26.htm" title="Every bed where on she lies all the days of her issue shall be to her as the bed of her separation: and whatever she sits on shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.">Leviticus 15:26</a>), and this accounts for the sense of shame which made her shrink from applying to the Healer openly, and from confessing afterwards what she had done. It is significant that the period of her sufferings coincided with the age of the ruler's daughter. His sorrow was sudden after twelve years of joyful hope; hers had brought with it, through twelve long years, the sickness of hope deferred. St. Mark and St. Luke add (though in the latter some MSS. omit the words) that she "had spent all her substance on physicians, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse;" and the former states (what is, of course, obvious) that she came because she had "heard of the things concerning Jesus."<p><span class= "bld">Touched the hem of his garment.</span>--The incidental notice is interesting as making up, together with <a href="/matthew/14-36.htm" title="And sought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.">Matthew 14:36</a>, <a href="/john/19-23.htm" title="Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout.">John 19:23</a>, all that we know as to our Lord's outward garb. There was first, nearest the body, the coat or tunic (<span class= "greekheb">?????</span>) without seam, woven from the top throughout; then, over that, the garment or cloak (<span class= "greekheb">???????</span>)<span class= "ital">,</span> flowing loosely after the manner of the East; and this had its "border or fringe," probably of a bright blue mingled with white, that on which the scribes and Pharisees laid stress as being in accordance with the Law (<a href="/numbers/15-38.htm" title="Speak to the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of the borders a ribbon of blue:">Numbers 15:38</a>), and which they wore, therefore, of an ostentatious width (<a href="/matthew/23-5.htm" title="But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,">Matthew 23:5</a>). Later tradition defined the very number of the threads or tassels of the fringe, so that they might represent the 613 precepts of the Law. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - (<span class="cmt_word">And, behold,... that hour</span>). The Revised Version and the ordinary editions of the Authorized Version omit the brackets, as unnecessary. <span class="cmt_word">And, behold, a woman which was diseased with</span> (<span class="accented">who had</span>, Revised Version) an issue of blood (<span class="greek">αἱμοῥῤοοῦσα</span>). Physically and (<a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Leviticus 15:25</a>) ceremonially unclean. <span class="cmt_word">Twelve years</span>. The age of Jairus' daughter as recorded in the parallel passages. The coincidence led to its being remembered, and the number itself was the more noticeable as it seems to have symbolized the presence of God in nature (3 x 4). <span class="cmt_word">Came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment</span>. <span class="accented">Hem</span>; <span class="accented">border</span> (Revised Version); <span class="greek">τοῦ κρασπέδου</span>: <span class="accented">fimbriam</span> (Vulgate). The <span class="accented">zizith</span>," tassels or fringes of hyacinth blue m-white Wool, which every Israelite, by reason of the prescription (<a href="/numbers/15-37.htm">Numbers 15:37</a>, <span class="accented">sqq.</span>; <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Deuteronomy 22:12</a>), had to wear at the four corners of his upper garment," Schurer (II. it. p. 112), who adds in a note, "The colour of the zizith is now white, while originally it was to be of hyacinth blue. The Mishna, <span class="accented">Menachoth</span>, 4:1, already presupposes that both are allowed. They are also not now worn, as the Pentateuch directs, and as was still the custom in the time of Christ, on the upper garment (<span class="hebrew">טַלִּית</span> <span class="greek">ἱμάτιον</span>), but on the two square woollen shawls, one of which is always worn on the body, while the other is only wound round the head during prayer Both these shawls are also called Tallith." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/9-20.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">Suddenly</span><br /><span class="grk">Καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(Kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">a woman</span><br /><span class="grk">γυνὴ</span> <span class="translit">(gynē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1135.htm">Strong's 1135: </a> </span><span class="str2">A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who had suffered from bleeding</span><br /><span class="grk">αἱμορροοῦσα</span> <span class="translit">(haimorroousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_131.htm">Strong's 131: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suffer from a continual flow (oozing) of blood. From haima and rheo; to flow blood, i.e. Have a hoemorrhage.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[for] twelve</span><br /><span class="grk">δώδεκα</span> <span class="translit">(dōdeka)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1427.htm">Strong's 1427: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔτη</span> <span class="translit">(etē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2094.htm">Strong's 2094: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year. Apparently a primary word; a year.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came up</span><br /><span class="grk">προσελθοῦσα</span> <span class="translit">(proselthousa)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4334.htm">Strong's 4334: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.</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">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter 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">fringe</span><br /><span class="grk">κρασπέδου</span> <span class="translit">(kraspedou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2899.htm">Strong's 2899: </a> </span><span class="str2">The fringe, edge, corner, tassel. Of uncertain derivation; a margin, i.e., a fringe or tassel.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter 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">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/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/matthew/9-20.htm">Matthew 9:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 9:20 Behold a woman who had an issue (Matt. 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