²⁰ Suddenly, a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his cloak. ²¹ For she thought to herself, “If only I touch his cloak, I shall be healed.” ²² Jesus turned and saw her, and he said, “Take heart, daughter! Your faith has healed you.” And from that moment the woman was cured.

²⁵ There was a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. ²⁶ In spite of long and painful treatment at the hands of many doctors, her condition not only had failed to improve but had actually become worse, and she had spent everything she had. ²⁷ Having heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, ²⁸ for she thought, “If I simply touch his clothing, I shall be made well.” ²⁹ And immediately her bleeding dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction.

³⁰ Instantly aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothing?” ³¹ His disciples said in reply, “You see this vast throng pressing upon you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ” ³² However, he continued to look around to determine who had done it. ³³ Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She knelt before him and revealed to him the whole truth. ³⁴ He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace and be freed from your affliction.”

⁴³ There was a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years, but no one had been able to cure her affliction. ⁴⁴ Coming up behind him, she touched the fringe of his cloak, and her bleeding stopped immediately.

⁴⁵ Jesus then asked, “Who was it who touched me?” When everyone denied doing so, Peter said, “Master, the crowds are surrounding you and pressing closely upon you.” ⁴⁶ But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I could sense power going out from me.”

⁴⁷ When the woman realized that she had not escaped notice, she came forward, trembling, and knelt down before him. In the presence of all the people, she related why she had touched him and how she had been healed immediately. ⁴⁸ Then Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”