KJV King James Version
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 8:46
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Jesus declared, “Someone touched Me, for I know that power has gone out from Me.”
WEB World English Bible
But Jesus said, “Someone did touch me, for I perceived that power has gone out of me.”
ASV American Standard Version
But Jesus said, Some one did touch me; for I perceived that power had gone forth from me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jesus said, ‘Some one did touch me, for I knew power having gone forth from me.’
Surrounding context — Luke 8
43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44 Came behind [him], and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?
46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.
49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the synagogue’s [house], saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble not the Master.
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ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusεἶπεν·G2036 · eiponto sayἥψατόG681 · haptōto touchμούG3165 · memeτις·G5100 · tisoneἐγὼG1473 · egōI/weγὰρG1063 · garforἔγνωνG1097 · ginōskōto knowδύναμινG1411 · dunamispowerἐξεληλυθυῖανG1831 · exerchomaito go outἀπ᾽G575 · apoaway fromἐμοῦ.G1473 · egōI/we
Cross-references
Luke 6:19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed [them] all.Luke 5:17And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present] to heal them.1 Peter 2:9But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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