Mark 5:31

31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’

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Mark 5:31 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou,Who touched me?
English Standard Version (ESV)
31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing around you, and yet you say, 'Who touched me?'"
New Living Translation (NLT)
31 His disciples said to him, “Look at this crowd pressing around you. How can you ask, ‘Who touched me?’”
The Message Bible (MSG)
31 His disciples said, "What are you talking about? With this crowd pushing and jostling you, you're asking, 'Who touched me?' Dozens have touched you!"
American Standard Version (ASV)
31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
31 His disciples said to him, "How can you ask, 'Who touched me,' when you see the crowd pressing you on all sides?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
31 His disciples said to Him, "You see the crowd pressing against You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?' "
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
31 "You see the people," his disciples answered. "They are crowding against you. And you still ask, 'Who touched me?' "

Mark 5:31 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 5:31

And his disciples said unto him
Peter, and they that were with him; after the crowd that were about him denied that any of them had touched him; see ( Luke 8:45 ) ,

thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou who touched
me?
They seem astonished at his question, and answer with some degree of warmth, and almost ready to charge it as weak: and impertinent; since, as there was such a crowd about him, pressing him on every side, he could not but be touched by many; and therefore to ask who touched him, when this was the case, they thought was a very strange and unnecessary question.

Mark 5:31 In-Context

29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
30 At once Jesus realized that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who touched my clothes?”
31 “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’ ”
32 But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it.
33 Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with fear, told him the whole truth.
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