Luke 8:46

46 But Yeshua said, "Someone did touch me, because I felt power go out of me."

Luke 8:46 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:46

And Jesus said, somebody hath touched me
Not in a common and accidental way, but with design, and in the strength of faith:

for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me:
for the cure of the person that had touched him, and that not without his knowledge and will; (See Gill on Luke 6:19).

Luke 8:46 In-Context

44 came up behind him and touched the tzitzit on his robe; instantly her hemorrhaging stopped.
45 Yeshua asked, "Who touched me?" When they all denied doing it, Kefa said, "Rabbi! The crowds are hemming you in and jostling you!"
46 But Yeshua said, "Someone did touch me, because I felt power go out of me."
47 Seeing she could not escape notice, the woman, quaking with fear, threw herself down before him and confessed in front of everyone why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
48 He said to her, "My daughter, your trust has saved you; go in peace."
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