What is the meaning of Mark 5:31? His disciples answered The response comes straight from the Twelve, men who have already watched Jesus calm storms, cast out demons, and raise Jairus’s daughter’s hopes—yet they still process events in ordinary, human terms (Mark 4:41; Mark 6:52). Their words sound almost like a gentle rebuke: “Jesus, everyone is touching You!” • The remark highlights how naturally we default to sight, sound, and logic instead of spiritual discernment (2 Corinthians 5:7). • Scripture often shows God’s people startled when the Lord pauses for reasons they cannot yet grasp (Joshua 7:10–11; John 4:27). You can see the crowd pressing in on You The disciples point to the obvious: a throng so dense that physical contact is unavoidable (Mark 3:9–10; Luke 8:42b). • From a human standpoint, distinguishing one touch among many seems impossible. • Yet the very mention of the crowd underscores Jesus’ willingness to move toward needy people instead of avoiding them (Matthew 9:36; Hebrews 4:15). • What feels chaotic to the disciples is completely under His control, just as when He “touched” the leper no one else would approach (Mark 1:41). and yet You ask They cannot reconcile omniscience with the question. Shouldn’t Jesus already know? (John 2:24–25). • The Lord often asks questions—not for His benefit, but to draw faith into the open (Genesis 3:9; John 6:5–6). • Here He slows the moment so the healed woman can step forward, receive public affirmation, and hear Him call her “daughter” (Mark 5:34). • The pause also becomes a living parable for the crowd: salvation is personal, not lost in a sea of humanity (Luke 15:4–7). ‘Who touched Me?’ Jesus distinguishes between accidental jostling and deliberate faith. Power has gone out of Him (Mark 5:30), evidence that a real miracle just occurred. • Unlike the impersonal crowd bumping into Him, one desperate woman reached out believing He could make her whole (Matthew 9:20–22; Luke 8:45–48). • The question spotlights the contrast between proximity and personal connection. Many brushed against Jesus, but only one encountered Him savingly—echoing later crowds who heard Him gladly yet still cried, “Crucify Him!” (Mark 15:13–14). • The scene reminds us that Jesus knows every sincere reach of faith, however hidden, and refuses to let it remain anonymous (2 Timothy 2:19; Revelation 2:2–3). summary Mark 5:31 reveals more than a puzzled remark. It exposes the disciples’ limited perspective, magnifies Jesus’ sovereign awareness in a chaotic scene, and elevates personal faith above mere physical nearness. The Lord’s question draws the healed woman—and every reader—into a deeper realization: amid the press of the crowd, He still sees, knows, and responds to the individual who trusts Him. |
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