Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Luke 8:48

"And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace." — Luke 8:48 (ASV)

The woman had desired to go unnoticed, possibly because of the embarrassment of her illness or because of her audacity in breaking her ritual isolation to touch Jesus’ cloak. Her public confession of faith seems to indicate why Jesus asked who touched him. Jesus prefaced his traditional words of benediction (v.48) by words of grace .