Mark 5:28

28 She was thinking to herself, "If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well."

Mark 5:28 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 5:28

For she said
Within herself, such were her thoughts, and so great her faith:

if I may touch but his clothes I shall be whole;
(See Gill on Matthew 9:21).

Mark 5:28 In-Context

26 a long succession of physicians had treated her, and treated her badly, taking all her money and leaving her worse off than before -

27 had heard about Jesus. She slipped in from behind and touched his robe.

28 She was thinking to herself, "If I can put a finger on his robe, I can get well."

29 The moment she did it, the flow of blood dried up. She could feel the change and knew her plague was over and done with.

30 At the same moment, Jesus felt energy discharging from him. He turned around to the crowd and asked, "Who touched my robe?"