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Luke 8:44 Cross-References

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

Luke 8:44 (KJV)

Commentary on Luke 8:44

Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. The woman's approach "behind him" (opisthe, ὄπισθε) reveals her attempt at secrecy—avoiding public attention due to shame over her unclean condition. The phrase "touched the border of his garment" (hēpsato tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou, ἥψατο τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ) specifies she touched the kraspedon (κράσπεδον)—the tassels or fringes that faithful Jews wore on garment corners in obedience to Numbers 15:38-39 and Deuteronomy 22:12. These tassels reminded wearers to keep God's comma...

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