1. Mark 5:34 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does “your faith has made you well” add to Jesus’ reply?

Mark 5:34 (ESV)

34 And he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease.”

This woman needs to understand that it was not because she touched Jesus that she was healed. Many people were touching him at the time. It was her faith expressed by touching Jesus that brought about her deliverance. The word heal can refer to physical and spiritual wellness. Given that Mark presents her as someone who has responded rightly to Jesus, we can assume he means both.