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Mark 5:28

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Mark 5:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
Mark 5:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Mark 5

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years,
26and had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27having heard the things concerning Jesus, came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment.
28For she said, If I touch but his garments, I shall be made whole.
29And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her plague.
30And straightway Jesus, perceiving in himself that the power [proceeding] from him had gone forth, turned him about in the crowd, and said, Who touched my garments?
31And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“For she said, etc..] 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 “<400921>Matthew 9:21”).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“See the account of the raising of Jairus’ daughter, and the healing of the woman with an issue of blood, fully explained in the notes at Matthew 9:18-26. Mark 5:23 Lieth at the point of death - Is dying; in the last agonies. Mark 5:26 Had suffered many things - Had resorted to many things painful, by the direction of the physicians, in order to be healed. Mark 5:27 Came in the press behind - In the crowd that pressed upon him. This was done to avoid being noticed. It was an act of faith. She was full of confidence that Jesus was able to heal, but she trembled on account of her conscious unworthiness, thus illustrating the humility and confidence of a sinner coming to God for pardon and life.…”
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