What is the meaning of Mark 5:34? Daughter • Jesus addresses the woman with familial tenderness: “Daughter.” In one word He grants belonging and identity to someone who had been isolated for twelve years (Mark 5:25–26). • The term underscores His personal care, not a distant transaction. Compare His similar address in Luke 8:48, reminding us that those who receive Him become children of God (John 1:12; Romans 8:15–16). • By publicly calling her “Daughter,” He restores her dignity before the crowd, affirming that she is no longer defined by her disease but by her relationship with Him. your faith has healed you • Faith is the hand that reaches out; Christ is the One who heals. Her touch did not manipulate power but expressed confident trust in Jesus’ willingness and ability to save (Mark 5:27–29). • Scripture consistently links faith to Christ’s saving work: “your faith has made you well” (Mark 10:52; Matthew 9:22). Yet the credit rests squarely on Him (Ephesians 2:8–9). • This healing is both physical and emblematic of the greater salvation He offers, echoing Hebrews 11:6—“without faith it is impossible to please God.” Go in peace • Peace (shalom) means wholeness—body, soul, and relationship with God. Jesus grants more than the end of bleeding; He grants reconciliation and rest (John 14:27). • Walking away in peace signals a restored standing in the community she once avoided (Leviticus 15:25–27). Paul later describes this settled peace that “surpasses all understanding” guarding hearts and minds in Christ (Philippians 4:7). • Isaiah 26:3 assures perfect peace to those whose minds are fixed on the Lord, exactly what this woman now experiences. and be free of your affliction • The deliverance is complete and enduring—“be free” carries the idea of continual release. After twelve unrelenting years, the bondage ends (Psalm 103:3). • Jesus confirms the permanence of her cure, unlike the temporary help she sought from physicians. Peter echoes this total healing in Christ: “by His stripes you were healed” (1 Peter 2:24). • Physical freedom previews spiritual liberation. As He later says of another sufferer, “should not this woman…be set free?” (Luke 13:16). The statement encourages believers to trust Him for lasting freedom from every bondage (James 5:15). summary Mark 5:34 shows Jesus publicly restoring a broken woman to full life. He calls her “Daughter,” grounding her identity in His family; acknowledges that her faith, resting entirely on Him, is the means of healing; sends her away with the peace only He can give; and declares her permanently free from her torment. In one sentence Christ reveals His compassionate heart, the necessity of faith, and the comprehensive salvation He still offers to all who come to Him. |
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