God’s Word Translation
Mark 5:27
27Since she had heard about Jesus, she came from behind in the crowd and touched his clothes.
Mark 5:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
- New International Version (NIV)When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,
- English Standard Version (ESV)She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment.
Context of Mark 5:27
25In the crowd was a woman who had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years. 26Although she had been under the care of many doctors and had spent all her money, she had not been helped at all. Actually, she had become worse. Since she had heard about Jesus, she came from behind in the crowd and touched his clothes. 28She said, “If I can just touch his clothes, I’ll get well.” 29Her bleeding stopped immediately. She felt cured from her illness.
Read all of Mark 5Mark 5:27 word by word
ἀκούσασα περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἐλθοῦσα ἐν τῷ ὄχλῳ ὄπισθεν ἥψατο τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- When she had heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the pressὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
- behindὄπισθενopisthen · afterG3693
- and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- garmentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
Cross-references for Mark 5:27
- Mark 6:56Whenever he would go into villages, cities, or farms, people would put their sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched his clothes was made well.
- 2 Kings 13:21One day some people who were burying a man saw one of these raiding parties. So they quickly put the man into Elisha’s tomb. But when the body touched Elisha’s bones, the man came back to life and stood up.
- Matthew 14:36They begged him to let them touch just the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched his clothes was made well.
- Acts 5:15As a result, people carried their sick into the streets. They placed them on stretchers and cots so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some sick people as he went by.
- Acts 19:12People would take handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched Paul’s skin to those who were sick. Their sicknesses would be cured, and evil spirits would leave them.
Commentaries on Mark 5:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Came in the press behind - She had formed her resolution in faith, she executes it, notwithstanding her weakness, etc., with courage; and now she finds it crowned with success.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-43Verses 22-43 See the account of the raising of Jairus‘ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-34Verses 21-34 A despised gospel will go where it will be better received. One of the rulers of a synagogue earnestly besought Christ for a little daughter, about twelve years old, who was dying. Another cure was wrought by the way. We should do good, not only when in the house, but when we walk by the way, De 6:7. It is common with people not to apply to Christ till they have tried in vain all other helpers, and find them, as certainly they will…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29The woman's faith led her to believe that touching the clothing that Jesus was wearing would heal her, and it happened right away (5:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. When she had heard of Jesus, came--This was the right experiment at last. What had she "heard of Jesus?" No doubt it was His marvellous cures she had heard of; and the hearing of these, in connection with her bitter experience of the vanity of applying to any other, had been blessed to the kindling in her soul of a firm confidence that He who had so willingly wrought such cures on others was able and would not refuse to heal her also. in the press…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 5
- 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
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