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Christ knew every thought of her mind, and He was making His way to where she stood. He realized her great need, and He was helping her to exercise faith.

Jesus perceives human need and actively assists individuals in exercising faith. This paragraph conveys a spiritual teaching regarding Christ's omniscience and His role in encouraging human faith.

As He was passing, she reached forward and succeeded in barely touching the border of His garment. That moment she knew that she was healed. In that one touch was concentrated the faith of her life, and instantly her pain and feebleness disappeared. Instantly she felt the thrill as of an electric current passing through every fiber of her being. There came over her a sensation of perfect health. “She felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.” Verse 29 .

Divine healing can be instantaneously imparted through an act of living faith. This paragraph blends a narrative account of a miraculous healing with a vivid description of sudden physical recovery attributed to divine agency.

The grateful woman desired to express her thanks to the Mighty Healer, who had done more for her in one touch than the physicians had done in twelve long years; but she dared not. With a grateful heart she tried to withdraw from the crowd. Suddenly Jesus stopped, and looking round He asked, “Who touched Me?”

The healed woman desired to express gratitude, while Jesus halted the crowd to identify the person who touched Him. This paragraph continues the narrative sequence of the healing event.

Looking at Him in amazement, Peter answered, “Master, the multitude throng Thee and press Thee, and sayest Thou, Who touched Me?” Luke 8:45 .

Peter expressed bewilderment at Jesus' question given the dense pressing crowd. This paragraph quotes Peter's reaction to Jesus within the narrative setting.

“Somebody hath touched Me,” Jesus said; “for I perceive that virtue is gone out of Me.” Verse 46 . He could distinguish the touch of faith from the casual touch of the careless throng. Someone had touched Him with a deep purpose and had received answer.

A purposeful touch of faith is spiritually distinguishable from accidental physical contact with the divine. This paragraph emphasizes a spiritual and theological distinction between intentional faith-based engagement with Christ and mere physical proximity.

Christ did not ask the question for His own information. He had a lesson for the people, for His disciples, and for the woman. He wished to inspire the afflicted with hope. He wished to show that it was faith which had brought the healing power. The woman's trust must not be passed by without comment. God must be glorified by her grateful confession. Christ desired her to understand that He approved her act of faith. He would not have her depart with a half blessing only. She was not to remain in ignorance of His knowledge of her suffering, or of His compassionate love and of His approval of her faith in His power to save to the uttermost all who come to Him.

Christ healed the woman in response to her faith and sought to inspire hope and grateful acknowledgment. The paragraph describes a biblical healing narrative, divine intent, and spiritual encouragement without making empirical medical assertions.