Why did Jesus ask, "Who touched me?" when the woman with the hemorrhage was healed?
Wouldn't He know the answer to this question since He was God the Son, part of the Trinity?
Mark 5:30
ESV - 30 And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my garments?
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Asked August 25 2015
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Jerry Apker
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Tim Maas
Since there are other references in the gospels (such as Matthew 9:4 or Matthew 12:25) to Jesus knowing people's thoughts, my personal opinion is that the referenced verse does not reflect a lack of omniscience on Jesus' part. (In other words, Jesus knew who had touched Him). Instead, Jesus asked the question for the purpose of having the woman who had been healed provide a witness of both her personal faith and her healing to the crowds that surrounded Jesus.
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