Mark 5:27 Meaning and Explanation
“When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.”
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Read Full Chapter →Having heard about Jesus, she comes up behind him in the crowd and touches his garment.
What Does Mark 5:27 Mean?
Everything turns on what she "had heard of Jesus." The reports reaching her isolation have become a plan: slip through the press from behind, touch his garment, and vanish before anyone notices that an unclean woman has touched the teacher.
Faith comes by hearing (Romans 10:17), and hers shows the pattern exactly: word about Christ became hope, and hope became a reach. She approaches from behind, unwilling to face him, perhaps ashamed even to be seen. The Gospel does not scold the timidity. However hidden the approach, however trembling the hand, a real reach toward Christ is real faith -- and it touches him truly.
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What does Mark 5:27 mean?
Having heard about Jesus, she comes up behind him in the crowd and touches his garment.