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HEN Jesus  reached  the  opposite  shore, a great  multitude came to receive  Him. Among the  people  there  was  one of the  rulers  of  the  synagogue,  named  Jairus. This man  threw himself at  the  feet  of  Jesus  and  besought  Him:  “Lord,  my  daughter is at  the  point  of  death;  but  come,  lay  Thy  Hand  upon  her, and she  shall  live.”  Now  this  maiden  was  twelve  years  old,  and the only  child  of  her  parents. Jesus went  with  Jairus,  being followed by  His  disciples  and  a great  number  of  people.

Among those  who  followed  Jesus  and  thronged  around  Him, there was  a woman  who  had  been  suffering  from  an  issue  of blood  for  twelve  years,  and  had  spent  all  her  fortune  in  paying doctors; but she  could  not  be  healed. She now  made  her  way through the  crowd,  and  came  close  to  Jesus;  for  she  thought within herself:  If  I shall  but  touch  His  garments,  I shall  be  whole. So she  walked  behind  the  Saviour,  and,  stretching  out  her  hand, she touched  the  hem  of  His  garment,  and  immediately  the  issue of her  blood  stopped.

Then Jesus,  turning  round,  asked :  “Who  hath  touched  My garment?”  The  woman,  seeing  that  she  could  not  hide  herself,