and now, a woman who had been suffering from bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of Jesus’ garment.
This passage presents a woman who had been suffering for twelve years from a flow of blood. The illness not only tormented her physically, but also isolated her socially, because according to the Jewish laws of that time, a person with a flow of blood was considered unclean and “defiled.” The woman, realizing the severity of her condition yet fully trusting in Jesus’ power, without speaking or approaching Him directly, simply touched the edge of His garment. This was an act of great faith: the woman was convinced that even a light touch of Jesus’ garment was enough for her healing.