chuckd
Puritan Board Junior
Matt. 9:20-21 And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well.”
Mark 5:27-30 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”
Luke 8:44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
This seems somewhat superstitious to me. That believing touching Christ's garments would make this woman well.
Especially the account in Mark where it records she was healed and Jesus felt that power had gone out from him. It reminds me of the Catholic relics.
Is this simply an accommodation to give him a reason to turn and talk to her?
Mark 5:27-30 27 She had heard the reports about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his garment. 28 For she said, “If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.” 29 And immediately the flow of blood dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”
Luke 8:44 She came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, and immediately her discharge of blood ceased.
This seems somewhat superstitious to me. That believing touching Christ's garments would make this woman well.
Especially the account in Mark where it records she was healed and Jesus felt that power had gone out from him. It reminds me of the Catholic relics.
Is this simply an accommodation to give him a reason to turn and talk to her?