5:30a

Jesus was aware: The Greek phrase that the Berean Standard Bible translates as was aware is literally “knew in himself.” In some languages it may be natural to use a word like “sensed” or “perceived” to express this idea.

that power had gone out from Him: In this context the word power refers to Jesus’ power to heal people or work other miracles. It does not refer to physical strength. You may want to make this clear. For example:

healing power
-or-
power to work/do miracles

Be careful not to imply that Jesus had no power left. One way to avoid that in English is:

Jesus realized that some power had gone out from him.

5:30b

Jesus’ action in 5:30b was in response to what he perceived in 5:30a. Some English versions make this clear by connecting 5:30b to 5:30a with the conjunction “so,” as in the Good News Bible. Connect 5:30b to 5:30a in a way that is natural in your language.

Turning to the crowd: The phrase Turning to the crowd means that Jesus turned to face the many people who were behind him.

5:30c

He asked, “Who touched My garments?”: The text does not indicate to whom Jesus spoke when he asked who touched his clothes. It is likely that he spoke to the people who were near him in the crowd. He wanted the person who touched him to tell him that. In some languages you may need to indicate to whom Jesus was speaking: For example:

asked those near him
-or-
asked the crowd behind him

garments: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as garments is the same word that was used in 5:28.

General Comment on 5:30a–c

In 5:30a Mark explained what Jesus said and did in 5:30b–c. In some languages it may be more natural to reverse the order and give the action before the explanation. For example:

30bJesus turned around in the crowd 30cand asked, “Who touched my clothes?” 30aHe did this because he realized that power had gone out from him.

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