Luke 8 · Verse 44

Luke 8:44

Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
Luke 8:44, King James Version

Luke 8:44 in other translations

BSBShe came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped.
WEBcame behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak. Immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
ASVcame behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately the issue of her blood stanched.
YLThaving come near behind, touched the fringe of his garment, and presently the issue of her blood stood.
DARBYcoming up behind, touched the hem of his garment, and immediately her flux of blood stopped.
BBECame after him and put her hand on the edge of his robe, and straight away the flowing of her blood was stopped.
WebsterCame behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

What does Luke 8:44 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 44.

(o) "immediately" Mt 8:3, Lk 13:13

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 8:41-56

Let us not complain of a crowd, and a throng, and a hurry, as long as we are in the way of our duty, and doing good; but otherwise every wise man will keep himself out of it as much as he can. And many a poor soul is healed, and helped, and saved by Christ, that is hidden in a crowd, and nobody notices it. This woman came trembling, yet her faith saved her. There may be trembling, where yet there is saving faith…

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Luke 8:44 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

προσελθοῦσαproselthousahaving comeG4334
ὄπισθενopisthenbehind [Him]G3693
ἥψατοhēpsatoshe touchedG681
τοῦtoutheG3588
κρασπέδουkraspedoufringeG2899
τοῦtoutheG3588
ἱματίουhimatiouof cloakG2440
αὐτοῦ,autouof Him,G846
καὶkaiandG2532
παραχρῆμαparachrēmaimmediatelyG3916
ἔστηestēstoppedG2476
ἡhētheG3588
ῥύσιςrhusisfluxG4511
τοῦtouof theG3588
αἵματοςaimatosbloodG129
αὐτῆς.autēsof her.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 8:44

  • Mark 5:27-28

    When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.

  • Deuteronomy 22:12

    Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest thyself.

  • Malachi 4:2

    But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  • Acts 19:12

    So that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them.

  • Luke 7:38

    And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and began to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

  • Mark 6:56

    And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

  • John 5:13

    And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place.

  • Luke 13:13

    And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

  • Exodus 15:26

    And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

  • Matthew 20:34

    So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.

  • Matthew 8:3

    And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

  • Acts 5:15

    Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
behind.
7:38
touched.
De 22:12; Mr 5:27,28; 6:56; Ac 5:15; 19:12
immediately.
13:13; Ex 15:26; Mal 4:2; Mt 8:3; 20:34; Joh 5:13

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Context

  • Luke 8:43

    And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,

  • Luke 8:44

    Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

  • Luke 8:45

    And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

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Luke 8:44 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Llegándose por las espaldas, tocó el borde de su vestido; y luego se estancó el flujo de su sangre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
s’approcha par-derrière et toucha le bord de son vêtement; et à l’instant sa perte de sang s’arrêta.
German
Elberfelder 1871
kam von hinten herzu und rührte die Quaste seines Kleides an; und alsbald stand der Fluß ihres Blutes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
accessit retro, et tetigit fimbriam vestimenti ejus: et confestim stetit fluxus sanguinis ejus.