The paper takes a close look at the ‘hemorrhaging woman’ in Mark 5:25–34. The pericope is analyzed from the perspective of power dynamics. Utilizing tools of narratological analysis, both the woman and Jesus come into focus. By also taking concepts of social psychology into consideration, the question of power dynamics in the pericope is seen from a new perspective. Thus, the article differentiates what kind of power the woman and Jesus hold in Mark 5:25–34. The article argues that while Jesus is known by readers to hold both social and personal power, he does not actively exercise it in the pericope under consideration. The Woman who Took the Initiative on the other hand holds no social but a great deal of personal power which she not only holds but also applies to make sure she will receive the healing she has come for.