Luke 8:47

Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus has just declared that power went out from Him when someone touched Him, and the woman, realizing she could not remain hidden, steps forward before the crowd to confess her action and report her immediate healing.

The words — The Greek participle τρέμουσα (tremousa) literally means trembling, describing her physical condition as she approaches Jesus after her concealment fails.

The thread — Her public confession parallels the account in Mark 5:33 where the same woman falls down trembling to tell Him what happened, while her posture of fear aligns with the description in 1 Corinthians 2:3.

Why it lands — The text records that exposure is inevitable when divine power is activated, and it requires a reader to accept public accountability rather than private concealment after a supernatural encounter.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Mark 5:33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
Luke 17:15 When one of them saw that he was healed, he came back, praising God in a loud voice.
1 Corinthians 2:3 I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling.
1 Samuel 16:4 So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”
Acts 16:29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.
2 Corinthians 7:15 And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
Hebrews 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Psalms 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Isaiah 66:2 Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Habakkuk 3:16 I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.