Mark 5:32

He looked. Better, “He kept looking.” Jesus seems not to have identified the woman immediately, probably in order to give her the opportunity to speak first. Several reasons may be advanced for Jesus’ not letting the woman slip away quietly, unnoticed: (1) As with the faith of the centurion (see on Luke 7:9), Jesus wanted the faith of the woman to be an example that others might follow. (2) He desired her to carry away the lasting joy of knowing that she had been personally noticed and recognized by Jesus. (3) He wished to erase from her mind any superstitious thought that healing had come about as the result of a mere touch (see on Mark 5:34). (4) For her own benefit He desired her to acknowledge the blessing she had received. To be “saved” (see on v. 28) from the her disease, but without being “saved” from the disease of sin would prove only of temporary benefit.