Matthew 9:20-22

9:20 But ¹  a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ²  for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge ³  of his cloak. ⁴  9:21 For she kept saying to herself, ⁵  “If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed.” ⁶  9:22 But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well.” ⁷  And the woman was healed ⁸  from that hour.

Luke 8:43-44

8:43 Now ⁹  a woman was there who had been suffering from a hemorrhage ¹⁰  for twelve years ¹¹  but could not be healed by anyone. 8:44 She ¹²  came up behind Jesus ¹³  and touched the edge ¹⁴  of his cloak, ¹⁵  and at once the bleeding ¹⁶  stopped.

¹ tn Grk “And behold a woman.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

² sn Suffering from a hemorrhage. The woman was most likely suffering from a vaginal hemorrhage which would make her ritually unclean.

³ sn The edge of his cloak refers to the kraspedon, the blue tassel on the garment that symbolized a Jewish man’s obedience to the law (cf. Num 15:37-41). The woman thus touched the very part of Jesus’ clothing that indicated his ritual purity.

⁴ tn Grk “garment,” but here ἱμάτιον (Jimation) denotes the outer garment in particular.

⁵ tn The imperfect verb is here taken iteratively, for the context suggests that the woman was trying to find the courage to touch Jesus’ cloak.

⁶ tn Grk “saved.”

⁷ tn Or “has delivered you”; Grk “has saved you.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the woman’s healing.

⁸ tn Grk “saved.”

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

¹⁰ tn Grk “a flow of blood.”

¹¹ tc ‡ Most mss, including the majority of later mss (א[* C] A L W Θ Ξ [Ψ] Ë^1,13 33 [1424] Ï [lat sy^c,p,h]) read here, “having spent all her money on doctors.” Uncertainty over its authenticity is due primarily to the fact that certain important witnesses do not have the phrase (e.g., Ì⁷⁵ B [D] 0279 sy^s sa Or). This evidence alone renders its authenticity unlikely. It may have been intentionally added by later scribes in order to harmonize Luke’s account with similar material in Mark 5:26 (see TCGNT 121). NA²⁷ includes the words in brackets, indicating doubt as to their authenticity.

¹² tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

¹³ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ sn The edge of his cloak refers to the kraspedon, the blue tassel on the garment that symbolized a Jewish man’s obedience to the law (cf. Num 15:37-41). The woman thus touched the very part of Jesus’ clothing that indicated his ritual purity.

¹⁵ tn Grk “garment,” but here ἱμάτιον (Jimation) denotes the outer garment in particular.

¹⁶ tn Grk “the flow of her blood.”