Luke 8:44

Luke 8:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
• New International Version (NIV)She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
• New King James Version (NKJV)came from behind and touched the border of His garment. And immediately her flow of blood stopped.

Context of Luke 8:44

42for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as Jesus went, the people were crowding against Him [almost crushing Him]. 43And a woman who had [suffered from] a hemorrhage for twelve years [and had spent all her money on physicians], and could not be healed by anyone, came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His outer robe, and immediately her bleeding stopped. 45Jesus said, “Who touched Me?” While they all were denying it, Peter [and those who were with him] said, “Master, the people are crowding and pushing against You!” 46But Jesus said, “Someone did touch Me, because I was aware that power [to heal] had gone out of Me.”

Luke 8:44 word by word

προσελθοῦσα ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ, καὶ παραχρῆμα ἔστη ἡ ῥύσις τοῦ αἵματος αὐτῆς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• behindὄπισθενopisthen · afterG3693
• and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• the borderὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the borderκράσπεδονkraspedon · edgeG2899
• of hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• garmentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• immediatelyπαραχρῆμαparachrēma · instantlyG3916
• issueῥύσιςrhusis · dischargeG4511
• of bloodαἷμαaima · bloodG129
• stanchedἵστημιhistēmi · to standG2476

Cross-references for Luke 8:44

• Luke 7:38and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began wetting His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head, and [respectfully] kissed His feet [as an act signifying both affection and submission] and anointed them with the perfume.
• Deuteronomy 22:12“You shall make tassels for yourself on the four corners of your outer garment with which you cover yourself.
• Mark 5:27She had heard [reports] about Jesus, and she came up behind Him in the crowd and touched His outer robe.
• Mark 6:56And wherever He came into villages, or cities, or the countryside, they were laying the sick in the market places and pleading with Him [to allow them] just to touch the fringe (tassel with a blue cord) of His robe; and all who touched it were healed.
• Acts 5:15to such an extent that they even carried their sick out into the streets and put them on cots and sleeping pads, so that when Peter came by at least his shadow might fall on one of them [with healing power].
• Acts 19:12so that even handkerchiefs or face-towels or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and their diseases left them and the evil spirits came out [of them].
• Luke 13:13Then He laid His hands on her; and immediately she stood erect again and she began glorifying and praising God.
• Exodus 15:26saying, “If you will diligently listen and pay attention to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and listen to His commandments, and keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively obey] all His precepts and statutes, then I will not put on you any of the diseases which I have put on the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
• Malachi 4:2But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.
• Matthew 8:3Jesus reached out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
• Matthew 20:34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him [as His disciples].
• John 5:13Now the man who had been healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away [unnoticed] since there was a crowd in that place.

Commentaries on Luke 8:44

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 40-56Verses 40-56 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26, and Mark 5:21-43.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-56Verses 41-56 Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith. Observe Christ's comfortable…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44the fringe of His cloak: This likely refers to the little pieces of material (tassels) that pious Jews wore on the edges of their clothing (see Numbers 15:38–39; Deuteronomy 22:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 8:44

• Children
• Jairus
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Issue (of Blood)
• Choke
• Fall
• Hem
• Jeopardy
• Possess
• Somebody
• Strive
• Border; Borders
• Jairus (2)

Commentaries on Luke 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings