Luke 8:45

43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
KJV
And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
WEB
Jesus said, “Who touched me?” When all denied it, Peter and those with him said, “Master, the multitudes press and jostle you, and you say, ‘Who touched me?’”
ASV
And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush [thee].
DARBY
And Jesus said, Who has touched me? But all denying, Peter and those with him said, Master, the crowds close thee in and press upon thee, and sayest thou, Who has touched me?
BLB
And Jesus said, “Who [is] the one having touched Me?” But all denying, Peter said, “Master, the crowds surround You and press in.”
ÅB
Og Jesus sa: Hvem var det som rørte ved meg? Men da alle nektet, sa Peter og de som var med ham: Mester! Folket trykker og trenger deg jo!
OTB
"Hvem rørte ved meg?" spurte Jesus. Da alle nektet, sa Peter: "Mester, folket presser og trenger seg innpå deg."
B1930
Og Jesus sa: Hvem var det som rørte ved mig? Men da alle nektet, sa Peter og de som var med ham: Mester! Folket trykker og trenger dig jo!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 9:13

    But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

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  • Mark 5:30–32

    And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?

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  • Luke 5:5

    And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

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