Mat 9:20 | TNotes | STEP | 9:20 The woman’s constant bleeding rendered her always ceremonially unclean and made whoever she touched unclean as well (Lev 15:25-30 ). But instead of rendering Jesus unclean, her touching him made her clean, a stunning reversal that illustrates Jesus’ power to redeem and sanctify (see Matt 14:36 ; Mark 3:10 ). • fringe: The tassels at the bottom of a tunic (Matt 23:5 ; Num 15:37-41 ) reminded Jews to live in accord with God’s law.

bLev 15:25-30►

cMatt 14:36►

dMark 3:10►

eMatt 23:5►

fNum 15:37-41►

‏ Matthew 9:20

9:20 ^a The woman’s constant bleeding rendered her always ceremonially unclean and made whoever she touched unclean as well (Lev 15:25-30 ^b). But instead of rendering Jesus unclean, her touching him made her clean, a stunning reversal that illustrates Jesus’ power to redeem and sanctify (see Matt 14:36 ^c; Mark 3:10 ^d).

• fringe: The tassels at the bottom of a tunic (Matt 23:5 ^e; Num 15:37-41 ^f) reminded Jews to live in accord with God’s law.