Matthew 9:22 Meaning and Explanation
“But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jesus turns, sees the woman, calls her daughter, and tells her that her faith has made her whole, and she is healed at that hour.
What Does Matthew 9:22 Mean?
Jesus turns about and seeks her out in the crowd. He will not let her slip quietly away unseen, as she had hoped. He calls her "Daughter," the only person in all the Gospels he addresses with that single word of family tenderness, and tells her to take comfort, for "thy faith hath made thee whole." From that very hour she is healed.
The woman who had been so afraid of being noticed is met instead with gentleness and named as one of his own family. Jesus openly credits her faith, drawing her hidden trust out into the light and blessing it before all. The One whom her touch could never make unclean instead reaches back to make her whole, and in calling her Daughter he restores her not only to health but to the belonging she had lost for twelve years.
Matthew 9:22 in the Original Language
thygater (θυγάτηρ), 'Daughter' -- a word of family tenderness, drawing the outcast woman near as one of his own.
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What does Matthew 9:22 mean?
Jesus turns, sees the woman, calls her daughter, and tells her that her faith has made her whole, and she is healed at that hour.