Luca 8:44

44 accostatasi per di dietro, gli toccò il lembo della veste; e in quell’istante il suo flusso ristagnò.

Luca 8:44 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 8:44

Came behind him
In the press and crowd of people, being ashamed to come before him, and tell him her case:

and touched the border of his garment
the fringe the Jews were obliged to wear at the bottom of their garments, ( Numbers 15:38 ) ( Deuteronomy 22:12 ) and which the more religious sort did, for by this they were distinguished from the common people: it is asked ^F16,

``who is a plebeian, or one of the common people? every one that does not read "Keriat Shema", (i.e. hear, O Israel), &c. ( Deuteronomy 6:4 ) morning and evening, with the blessings belonging to it, the words of R. Meir: but the wise men say, whoever does not put on the "Tephillin" (the frontlets, ( Deuteronomy 6:8 ) ) Ben Azzai says, whoever has not (tyuyu) , "the fringe" on his garment''

(See Gill on Matthew 9:20). This woman was persuaded in her own mind, if she could but touch the clothes of Christ, she should be healed, and accordingly she was:

and immediately her issue of blood staunched;
stopped, and was dried up; ( Mark 5:28 Mark 5:29 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 T. Bab Succa, fol. 22. 1.

Luca 8:44 In-Context

42 perché avea una figlia unica di circa dodici anni, e quella stava per morire. Or mentre Gesù v’andava, la moltitudine l’affollava.

43 E una donna che avea un flusso di sangue da dodici anni ed avea spesa ne’ medici tutta la sua sostanza senza poter esser guarita da alcuno,

44 accostatasi per di dietro, gli toccò il lembo della veste; e in quell’istante il suo flusso ristagnò.

45 E Gesù domandò: Chi m’ha toccato? E siccome tutti negavano, Pietro e quelli ch’eran con lui, risposero: Maestro, le turbe ti stringono e t’affollano.

46 Ma Gesù replicò: Qualcuno m’ha toccato, perché ho sentito che una virtù è uscita da me.