Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 5:33-34
Jesus did not rebuke her, even though her faith in Him seems to have been mixed with superstition. Yet He wanted to speak to her lest she conclude that touching Him was what cured her. His words were full of spiritual sensitivity and compassion. She had nothing to fear from Him. Perhaps the woman was afraid because she had obtained Jesus’ power surreptitiously. Still, we have seen that a typical response to the revelation of Jesus’ power was fear (cf. Mark 4:41; Mark 5:15).This is the only... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 5:34
34. And he said unto her, Daughter—"be of good comfort" ( :-). thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague—Though healed as soon as she believed, it seemed to her a stolen cure—she feared to acknowledge it. Jesus therefore sets His royal seal upon it. But what a glorious dismissal from the lips of Him who is "our Peace" is that, "Go in peace!" Jairus' Daughter Raised to Life (Mark 5:35-43). read more