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Berean Standard Bible

“Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.”

Matthew 9:20

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On his way to heal a synagogue leader's daughter, Jesus is interrupted by a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. Under Jewish purity laws her condition made her ritually unclean, which added social isolation to her suffering.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.

World English Bible (WEB)

Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

King James Version (KJV)

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And a woman, who for twelve years had had a flow of blood, came after him, and put her hand on the edge of his robe:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y he aquí una mujer enferma de flujo de sangre doce años había, llegándose por detrás, tocó la franja de su vestido:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Mientras iban, una mujer que llevaba doce años enferma de un derrame de sangre, se acercó por detrás y tocó el borde del manto de Jesús.

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