“And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment.”
Immediately the girl stood up and began to walk around (she was twelve years old). At this they were completely astonished — the age of the daughter (twelve years) connects her to the bleeding woman's twelve years of suffering: the two healings of chapter 5 are numerically linked. The girl's immediate response is the same as every healing in Mark — instantaneous restoration without recovery time. She stood up and began to walk around: full physical function restored completely. The astonishment (ekstasis megalē, literally great ecstasy) of the witnesses communicates the encounter with the genuinely miraculous — not the polished amazement of verse 20 but the complete overthrow of normal categories.
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