John Gill's Exposition on Luke 8:44

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Came behind him, etc.] 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, (<041538>Numbers 15:38, <052212> Deuteronomy 22:12) and which the more religious sort did, for by this they were distinguished from the common people: it is asked f327, “who is a plebeian, or one of the common people? every one that does not read “Keriat Shema”, (i.e. hear, O Israel), etc. (<050604>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, (<050608>Deuteronomy 6:8)) Ben Azzai says, whoever has not tyxyx, “the fringe” on his garment” (See Gill on “<400920>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; (<410528>Mark 5:28,29).

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