Thy Faith Hath Made Thee Whole

“Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said,

‘Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.’

And the woman was made whole from that hour.”

(Matthew 9:22)

He addressed her in a kind and tender manner, calling her ‘daughter’; an affable, courteous way of speaking, used by the Jewish doctors when speaking to women: which showed His affection and bespoke His relation and bidding her take heart and be of good cheer since He meant not to blame her for what she had done but to commend her faith in Him whereby she had received a cure; meaning, not that there was such virtue in her faith as to effect such a cure but that He, the Object of her faith, had performed it for her.