Luke - 8:44



44 came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.

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Explanation and meaning of Luke 8:44.

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Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched.
She came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment; and immediately the issue of her blood stopped.
coming up behind, touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux of blood stopped.
having come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.
came close behind Him and touched the tassel of His robe; and instantly her flow of blood stopped.
Came after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.
She approached him from behind, and she touched the hem of his garment. And at once the flow of her blood stopped.
came up behind and touched the tassel of his cloak. Instantly the hemorrhage ceased.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

Came behind him,.... In the press and crowd of people, being ashamed to come before him, and tell him her case:
and touched the border of his garment the fringe the Jews were obliged to wear at the bottom of their garments, Numbers 15:38 and which the more religious sort did, for by this they were distinguished from the common people: it is asked (p),
"who is a plebeian, or one of the common people? every one that does not read "Keriat Shema", (i.e. hear, O Israel), &c. Deuteronomy 6:4 morning and evening, with the blessings belonging to it, the words of R. Meir: but the wise men say, whoever does not put on the "Tephillin" (the frontlets, Deuteronomy 6:8) Ben Azzai says, whoever has not "the fringe" on his garment''
See Gill on Matthew 9:20. This woman was persuaded in her own mind, if she could but touch the clothes of Christ, she should be healed, and accordingly she was:
and immediately her issue of blood staunched; stopped, and was dried up; Mark 5:28.
(p) T. Bab Succa, fol. 22. 1.

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