Luke 8:47
What does Luke 8:47 mean?
A plain-English look at Luke 8:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Luke 8:47 means
Luke 8:47 tells that the healed woman, seeing she was not hidden, came trembling and disclosed in the presence of all why she touched Jesus and that she had been healed immediately. Her trembling suggests shame, fear of rebuke, or awe at the miracle. Her public confession is courageous: she risks social exposure to testify to God’s work. Transparently declaring the reason for her action and the result provides evidence of Jesus’ healing and models faithful testimony. The verse closes her private act with public affirmation and restoration.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him declared in the presence of all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when the woman saw that she was not able to keep it secret, she came, shaking with fear, and falling down before him she made clear before all the people the reason for her touching him, and how she was made well straight away.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the woman, having seen that she was not hid, trembling, came, and having fallen before him, for what cause she touched him declared to him before all the people, and how she was healed presently;
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the woman seeing that she was not hid, came trembling and fell down before his feet and declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the woman, seeing that she was not hid, came trembling, and falling down before him declared before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was immediately healed.
Context
Following Jesus’ awareness, the woman’s confession unfolds before the crowd. Her testimony contrasts with the disciples’ earlier denial and emphasizes personal gratitude and witness in the midst of public ministry. This episode prepares Jesus’ words of reassurance and the linking of faith to healing.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 66:2
For all these things hath my hand made, and so all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.
- 1 Corinthians 2:3
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
- Psalms 66:16
Come, and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- Psalms 2:11
Serve Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.
- Psalms 38:9
Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
- 1 Samuel 16:4
And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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