“And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?”
At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, who touched my clothes? — the realization that power has gone out from him is described as a perception (epignous) — Jesus is aware of the healing in the same way the woman is aware of the healing, through internal experience. The power going out communicates the cost of healing — it is not effortless. The turn around and the question who touched my clothes establishes that Jesus is aware that the touch was intentional rather than accidental, even though he cannot immediately identify the person in the crowd. The question initiates the encounter that will name the woman's faith and offer complete restoration.
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