John Gill's Exposition on Luke 8:47

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when the woman saw that she was not hid, etc.] From Christ, among the crowd, nor the thing that she had done. The Syriac and Arabic versions render it, “that he had not forgot her”; she hoping he would be diverted from taking any notice of her and her action, through the crowd of people about him; she came trembling; for fear of the anger and resentment of Christ, and lest the favour would be revoked, and the penalty of the law inflicted; (See Gill on “<410533>Mark 5:33”). And falling down before him; in the most humble manner, “at his feet”, as the Arabic version reads; “and worshipped him”, as the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions have it; gave him the glory of the cure, and thanks for it: she declared unto him before all the people; the whole truth of the matter, what a disease she had laboured under for so long a time, what means she had used to no purpose: for what cause she had touched him; namely, in order to have a cure, which she believed she should have in that way: and how she was healed immediately; as soon as ever she had touched him.

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