The term "stanched" refers to the act of stopping the flow of blood or other fluids. In biblical contexts, it is often associated with miraculous healings and divine intervention. The concept of stanching is significant in illustrating the power of faith and the compassion of Jesus Christ in the New Testament.

One of the most notable instances of stanching in the Bible is found in the account of the woman with the issue of blood. This account is recorded in the Synoptic Gospels, with a detailed account in the Gospel of Luke. According to Luke 8:43-44 , "A woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years, but no one could heal her. She came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of His cloak, and immediately her bleeding stopped."

This miraculous healing demonstrates several key theological themes. Firstly, it highlights the power of Jesus to heal and restore, affirming His divine nature and authority over physical ailments. The immediate cessation of the woman's bleeding upon touching Jesus' garment underscores the belief in His ability to perform miracles.

Secondly, the account emphasizes the importance of faith. The woman, despite her prolonged suffering and the failure of many physicians to heal her, believed that merely touching Jesus' garment would be sufficient for her healing. Jesus acknowledges her faith in Luke 8:48 , saying, "Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace."

The act of stanching in this context is not merely a physical healing but also a spiritual restoration. The woman, considered unclean due to her condition, is publicly affirmed by Jesus, restoring her dignity and place in the community. This reflects the broader biblical theme of Jesus' ministry, which often involved reaching out to the marginalized and restoring them to wholeness.

In the Old Testament, the concept of stanching is less explicitly mentioned but can be inferred in various laws and rituals concerning cleanliness and purification. The Levitical laws, for instance, provide detailed instructions on how to handle bodily discharges and the necessary steps for purification (Leviticus 15). These laws underscore the importance of ritual purity in maintaining a right relationship with God and the community.

The act of stanching, therefore, serves as a powerful symbol of divine intervention, faith, and restoration throughout the biblical narrative. It illustrates the compassionate nature of God, who desires not only physical healing but also spiritual wholeness for His people.(imp. & p. p.) of Stanch.

Chap. xxxiii. And Now, when Galerius was in the Eighteenth Year of ...
... streamed more abundantly than before. He grew emaciated, pallid, and feeble,
and the bleeding then stanched. The ulcer began to ...
/.../of the manner in which the persecutors died/chap xxxiii and now when.htm

A Miracle Within a Miracle
... Came behind Him, and touched the border of His garment: and immediately her
issue of blood stanched.45. And Jesus said, Who touched Me? ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/a miracle within a miracle.htm

The Servant's Words to the Weary
... by them into fainting hearts and languid hands, the all but dead hopes that they
have reanimated, the sorrows they have comforted, the wounds they have stanched ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture h/the servants words to the.htm

Jairus' Daughter and the Invalid Woman.
... timidly approach Jesus from behind.] 29 And straightway { ^c immediately} ^b the
fountain of her blood was dried up; ^c the issue of her blood stanched. ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/lviii jairus daughter and the.htm

What do you say again, oh you -- ? is He then a man...
... formerly spotted? Was He one of us, at whose light touch the issues of blood
were stanched, and stopped their excessive flow? [3326 ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/45 what do you say.htm

However, Before those Laws were Sent into Africa by which Men are ...
... service for its preservation; for, as they were dragging him along the ground thus
severely wounded, the dust forced into the spouting vein stanched the blood ...
/.../writings in connection with the donatist controversy /chapter 7 25 however.htm

Two Forms of one Saying
... burdens at the grave's mouth; and it is weary work to plod on the path of life with
a weight that cannot be shifted, with a wound that can never be stanched. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/two forms of one saying.htm

Christ's Encouragements
... Face smaller evils without discomposure, and with quietly throbbing pulses, for
the fountain of possible terrors and calamities is stanched and stayed with ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/christs encouragements.htm

The Secret of Courage
... 'But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God' and the bleeding heart was stanched,
and the yearning for some one to love and be loved by was satisfied ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the secret of courage.htm

Two Retrospects of one Life
... his disappointment and hard service with the churlish Laban; the misbehaviour of
his sons; the death of Rachel"that wound which was never stanched; and then ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/two retrospects of one life.htm

Stanched (1 Occurrence)
...Stanched (1 Occurrence). Luke 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his
garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Border (233 Occurrences)
... (ASV). Luke 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:
and immediately her issue of blood stanched. (KJV ASV WBS). ...
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Stamps (4 Occurrences)

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Garment (143 Occurrences)
... (WEY YLT). Luke 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and
immediately her issue of blood stanched. (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV). ...
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Issue (59 Occurrences)
... Luke 8:44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and
immediately her issue of blood stanched. (KJV ASV WBS YLT). ...
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Stand (542 Occurrences)

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