Mark 5:31His disciples said to him, "You see the multitude pressing against you, and you say, 'Who touched me?'"
The setting
Capernaum, ~30 AD. Twelve confused men watch their teacher ask what seems like an absurd question in a pressing crowd...
The emotion here: frustrated and confused by their teacher's strange behavior
The original word
sunthlibomai (συνθλίβω) — to crush together, pressed on all sides
Why it matters
Ancient crowds could be deadly - people were often trampled at public gatherings
Read with care
What most readers miss in Mark 5:31
The disciples' response shows they still didn't understand Jesus operated on a different level
Common misconceptionPeople think the disciples were being sarcastic or disrespectful. They were genuinely confused and trying to be practical.
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Verses that echo Mark 5:31
Bible Genome reading
Mark 5:31 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Mark 5:31 comes from the book of Mark, written during the gospel period. These words are attributed to disciples. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confusion, crowds, misunderstanding. Notable phrases: multitude pressing; who touched me.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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