Mark 5:31 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? Thou seest the multitude thronging then, etc. - Many touch Jesus who are not healed by him: the reason is, they do it not by faith, through a sense of their wants, and a conviction of his ability and willingness to save them. Faith conveys the virtue of Christ into the soul, and spiritual health is the immediate consequence of this received virtue.