Woman with Issue of Blood

Illustration of Woman with Issue of Blood
Twelve years of unstoppable bleeding. She spent everything on doctors. Then she touched the hem of Jesus' garment in a crowd - and instantly the flow stopped.

In the Gospels, a woman suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years approached Jesus amid a crowd, having endured failed treatments and social isolation due to Jewish purity laws that rendered her unclean. Believing that merely touching the hem of his garment would bring healing, she reached out in faith and was instantly cured of her affliction. Jesus, sensing power leave him, identified her and affirmed that her faith had made her well, publicly restoring her dignity and place in the community. This miracle underscores the theme of faith as a conduit for divine healing and Jesus' authority over both physical ailments and societal barriers in Scripture.

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Category
Healing
Testament
New Testament
Performed by
Jesus

Key Chapters

Mark 5 Healing of the Demoniac and Others 6 min read This story shows how Jesus compassionately honors even a desperate touch of fait...

Key Passages

The Miracle

Mark 5:25-34

This story shows how Jesus compassionately honors even a desperate touch of faith, bringing healing and restored belonging.

A25nd a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,

26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. 30 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? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

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Did You Know?

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The woman had suffered for 12 years and spent all her money on doctors who only made her worse.

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She touched the edge of Jesus' cloak in faith, believing even that would be enough.

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Jesus stopped in the middle of a crowd and asked 'Who touched me?'. He wanted a personal encounter, not just a miracle.

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She told her whole story publicly. Jesus called her 'daughter' and affirmed her faith.