John Calvin Commentary Luke 8:45

"And Jesus said, Who is it that touched me? And when all denied, Peter said, and they that were with him, Master, the multitudes press thee and crush [thee]." — Luke 8:45 (ASV)

Who is it that touched Me, Mark expresses it still more clearly when he says that Christ looked around to see who she was.

It does appear to be absurd that Christ should pour out His grace without knowing on whom He was bestowing a favor. There is no less difficulty in what He shortly afterwards says, that He perceived that power had gone out from Him: as if, while it flowed from Him, it was not a free gift bestowed at those times, and on those persons, whom He was pleased to select.

Undoubtedly, He knowingly and willingly cured the woman; and there is just as little doubt that He drew her to Himself by His Spirit, that she might obtain a cure. But He puts the question to her, that she may freely and publicly make it known.

If Christ had been the only witness of His miracle, His statements might perhaps not have been believed; but now, when the woman, struck with dread, relates what happened to her, greater weight is due to her confession.