Discovery BoxMark 5:30 
Context5:30 Jesus knew at once that power had gone out from him. He turned around in the crowd and said, “Who touched my clothes?”
Mark 7:33
Context7:33 After Jesus 1 took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s 2 ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue. 3
1 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Grk “his”; the referent (the deaf man) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn After spitting, he touched his tongue. It was not uncommon in Judaism of the day to associate curative powers with a person’s saliva. The scene as a whole reflects Jesus’ willingness to get close to people and have physical contact with them where appropriate. See W. L. Lane, Mark (NICNT), 267 n. 78.
