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Luke 8:45
“Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. But they all denied it. “Master,” said Peter, “the people are crowding and pressing against You.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus asks the surrounding crowd who touched Him immediately after a woman's bleeding stops, while the disciples deny anyone approached Him. Peter responds to Jesus, stating that the people are crowding and pressing against Him.
The words — The Greek ἁψάμενος (hapsamenos) means "having touched," denoting a completed action of contact. The pronoun μου (mou) translates to "Me," marking Jesus' direct reference to His own physical presence.
The thread — This exchange mirrors Mark 5:30, where Jesus asks who touched His garments and notes power departing from Him. The crowd's physical pressure is paralleled in Luke 5:5, where Peter describes the people pressing around Jesus.
Why it lands — The text distinguishes between incidental contact and deliberate approach, requiring readers to identify their own posture toward Jesus. It demands an honest assessment of whether one seeks Him as a passive crowd member or as a specific individual.
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The Greek words
King James Version
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?
Cross-references
- Luke 9:13 But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
- Mark 5:30 At once Jesus was aware that power had gone out from Him. Turning to the crowd, He asked, “Who touched My garments?”
- Luke 5:5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”