But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
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But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had been done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
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The woman feared and trembled (for she knew what was done with in her) and she came and fell doune before him and tolde him the truth of everythinge.
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And the woman feared and trembled: for she knewe what was done in her, and shee came and fell downe before him, and tolde him the whole trueth.
Cross-references (8)
Passages linked to Mark 5:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Luke 8:47 When the woman saw that she was not hidden, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared to him in the presence of all the people the reason why she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
- Psalms 30:2 Yahweh my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me.
- Psalms 66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.
- Psalms 103:2-5 Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
- Psalms 116:12-14 What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me? I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name. I will pay my vows to Yahweh, yes, in the presence of all his people.
- Mark 4:41 They were greatly afraid, and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”
- Luke 1:12 Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.
- Luke 1:29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what…
33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Ver. 33. Came and fell down] sc. Upon her knees, and at his knees, as suppliants used also to do among the heathens; who therefore consecrated the knees to mercy. Genua miseriae consignavit antiquitas. Γουνουμαι ς’ εγωγε. Hom.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But the woman fearing and trembling,.... Lest she should…
But the woman fearing and trembling,.... Lest she should be reproved, and suffer the penalties of the law, for appearing in public during the time of her uncleanness, Lev 15:25, or that Christ was displeased with her, for her taking an improper method to obtain her cure; or lest he should recall it, or was angry with her for concealing it, and attempting to go away undiscovered, and without so much as thanking him for it. After conversion, after souls have laid hold on Christ for righteousness and life; after they have had the pardon of their sins, and are cured of their diseases, they are not without their fears and tremblings, though there is no just reason for them: they fear where no fear is; that is, where there is no true cause of fear; which was this woman's ease: they are sometimes afraid they have no interest in Christ, and in his love; that they are hypocrites; that the truth of grace is not in them; that they shall never hold out to the end; that they shall perish, and come short of eternal glory, notwithstanding they know, as this woman did, what has been done in them, and done for them.
Knowing what was done in her, and by her; being conscious to herself that she was the person that had touched him, and that upon it the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she was thoroughly healed of her disease:
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Came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. Christ did not point her out, though he knew her; or call her by her name, though he could have done it, and have ordered her to come to him, and account for her conduct: he had said enough to work upon her, and engage her to come; who came of herself, and with the greatest reverence to his person, and sense of her own unworthiness, threw herself at his feet, and gave him a relation of the whole matter, with the utmost truth and, exactness; what had been her case, what was her faith, and what she had done, and what a cure she had received; and which she acknowledged with the greatest thankfulness. In some copies it is added, "before all"; before Christ and his disciples, and the throng of people that were along with him: she that came behind Christ, and privately took hold of the hem of his garment, her faith secretly going out unto him; now appears openly before him, not being able to hide herself any longer. Nor is she ashamed to tell what she had done, and had been done in her: truth is to be spoken, even all the truth; no one has reason to be ashamed of that, and especially of the truth of grace, truth in the inward parts; this is what God requires, and gives, and delights in. The secret experiences of grace in our souls we should not be ashamed to relate to others; this makes for the glory of divine grace, and the good of others. In some copies it is read, "and told him all her cause before all": her whole affair, how it had been with her, and now was, and what was the cause of her taking such a method she did.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 33. Fearing and trembling] See Mt 9:22.
Verse 33. Fearing and trembling] See Mt 9:22.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 33. Told him all the truth — For the…
33. Told him all the truth — For the Saviour held that she would not be truly blessed unless she should with her mouth before the world confess her salvation. Then could he wisely speak her peace.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. fearing and trembling] She may have dreaded His…
33. fearing and trembling] She may have dreaded His anger, for according to the Law (Lev_15:19) the touch of one, afflicted as she was, caused ceremonial defilement until the evening.
told him] i. e. probably all the particulars we find in Mar_5:25-26, and this before all the people (Luk_8:47).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (33) The woman fearing and trembling.—The whole description is…
(33) The woman fearing and trembling.—The whole description is fuller than that in St. Matthew.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The woman fearing and trembling, etc. Every word in…
The woman fearing and trembling, etc. Every word in this verse is expressive. It was her own act. She seemed to herself as though without permission she had stolen a blessing from Christ; and so she could hardly venture to hope that the faith which had prompted her would be accepted. Hence her fear and terror, and her free and full confession. We thus see the gentleness of Christ in his dealings with us. Perhaps the woman had intended to escape, satisfied with a temporal benefit, which would hardly have been a blessing at all, if she had been suffered to carry it away without acknowledgment. But this her loving Saviour would not permit her to do. It was the crisis of her spiritual life. It was necessary that all around should know of the gift which she had endeavored to snatch in secret. Our Lord might have demanded from her this public confession of her faith beforehand. But, in his mercy, he made the way easy to her. The lesson, however, must not be forgotten, that it is not enough to believe with the heart. The lips must do their part, and "with the mouth confession must be made unto salvation."
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 fell down before him
fell down before him
"knelt down before him." She knelt down before Jesus as an act of honor and submission.
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told him the whole truth
The phrase "the whole truth" refers to how she had touched him and became well. AT: "told him the whole truth about how she had touched him" (See: Ellipsis)
Daughter
Jesus was using this term figuratively to refer to the woman as a believer.
your faith
"your faith in me"
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fear
tremble
Jesus
faith
peace
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:33-34 The woman responded in fear—not from guilt, but…
5:33-34 The woman responded in fear—not from guilt, but from the realization that she had experienced a mighty miracle from God. Unlike the fear of the Gerasenes (5:15-17), her fear was positive and brought Jesus’ blessing. She experienced God’s grace and salvation.
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