Event
The woman who touched the cloak
Twelve years of faith
A woman who had been bleeding for twelve years touches Jesus’ garment and is healed; “your faith has healed you.”
The story
A woman had been bleeding for twelve years, which made her ritually unclean and isolated. She touches the edge of Jesus’ cloak in the crowd and is healed; he stops everything to call her “Daughter.”
The meaning
Jesus is not defiled by her uncleanness: his purity reaches her. And he doesn’t leave her anonymous; he restores her dignity in public.
Did you know?
- Under the Law, her touch would make anyone unclean; with Jesus, the flow is reversed. Leviticus 15:25
Where to read in the Bible
- Mark 5:25–34
Connections
- done by Jesus of Nazareth · stated in the text · Mark 5:29
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