Because she thought, if I just touch his clothes, I will be healed — the thought reveals the woman's faith and also her misunderstanding of how Jesus' power works. She imagines a quasi-magical transfer of power through the garment — which is not quite the theology Jesus will articulate in verse 34. But the faith is real and the direction is correct: she believes Jesus can heal, she believes the contact with Jesus can transfer healing, and she acts on that belief. The theology will be clarified after the healing; the faith is the thing that matters. The story is not about the woman's perfect theology but about her desperate, specific, acted-upon faith.

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