Matth. 9, 18-26.
And as he spake these things unto them, behold, one of the chief came and fell down before him, and said, Lord, my daughter is now dead; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and his disciples. And, behold, a woman, which had bled twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said to herself: If only I would touch his garment, I would be healed. Then Jesus turned and saw her, and said, "Be of good cheer, my daughter; your faith has helped you. And the woman was healed at that very hour. And when he was come into the chief's house, and saw the pipers and the tumult of the people, he saith unto them: Go away; for the maiden is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. When the people had been driven out, he went in and took them by the hand, and the maiden arose. And the rumor spread throughout the whole country.)
Secret interpretation.
By the daughter of the chief of the school of the Jews the Jews are understood; by the woman the Gentiles, whom Christ helps all. Marcus was particularly keen to add that the maiden had been twelve years old and the woman had also been bleeding for twelve years, so that the maiden had been fresh and healthy and had walked in joy and leaps, because the woman had been lying ill; but when the woman became healthy, the maiden lay down and died. This indicates that the Jews rejoiced and were glad in God and His law, because the Gentiles remained in sin without God and were not allowed to mingle with the Jews. Apost. 10 Now that Christ is coming
and wants to help the Gentiles and all the world, the maiden, that is, the synagogue, begins to die, despising the offered grace of God through Christ; but the woman steals health in the meantime, that is, the Gentiles obtain the grace that the Jews spurned. But at last Christ raises the damsel from death, which means that not all Jews have been rejected, but many are still coming through the preaching of the gospel and through faith in Christ. So this is the sum of the secret interpretation: Christ goes and wants to wake up the synagogue from death; so the Gentile people just come into throw and mix themselves in; about this one has full scripture in Paul and in the prophets now and then.