Luke 8:46

46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”

Luke 8:46 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
46 And Jesus said,Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me."
New Living Translation (NLT)
46 But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately touched me, for I felt healing power go out from me.”
The Message Bible (MSG)
46 Jesus insisted, "Someone touched me. I felt power discharging from me."
American Standard Version (ASV)
46 But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
46 Jesus said, "Someone touched me. I know power has gone out of me."
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
46 "Somebody did touch Me," said Jesus. "I know that power has gone out from Me."
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
46 But Jesus said, "Someone touched me. I know that power has gone out from 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 She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
45 “Who touched me?” Jesus asked. When they all denied it, Peter said, “Master, the people are crowding and pressing against you.”
46 But Jesus said, “Someone touched me; I know that power has gone out from me.”
47 Then the woman, seeing that she could not go unnoticed, came trembling and fell at his feet. In the presence of all the people, she told why she had touched him and how she had been instantly healed.
48 Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 14:36; Mark 3:10
  • 2. Luke 5:17; Luke 6:19
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