Matthew 14:36

Matthew 14:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
• New International Version (NIV)and begged him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and implored him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched it were made well.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well.

Context of Matthew 14:36

34After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35When the people there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him. They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

Matthew 14:36 word by word

καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• besoughtπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• they mightἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• onlyμόνονmonon · onlyG3440
• the hemὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the hemκράσπεδονkraspedon · edgeG2899
• garmentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• as many asὅσοςhosos · just as/how muchG3745
• were made perfectly wholeδιασῴζωdiasōzō · to saveG1295

Cross-references for Matthew 14:36

• Matthew 9:20But a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak.
• Mark 3:10For he had healed many, so that all who were afflicted with diseases pressed toward him in order to touch him.
• Luke 6:19The whole crowd was trying to touch him, because power was coming out from him and healing them all.
• Acts 19:11God was performing extraordinary miracles by Paul’s hands,
• Matthew 23:5They do all their deeds to be seen by people, for they make their phylacteries wide and their tassels long.
• Exodus 28:33You are to make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet all around its hem and bells of gold between them all around.
• Numbers 15:38“Speak to the Israelites and tell them to make tassels for themselves on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and put a blue thread on the tassel of the corners.
• John 6:37Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away.
• John 7:23But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?
• Acts 3:16And on the basis of faith in Jesus’ name, his very name has made this man – whom you see and know – strong. The faith that is through Jesus has given him this complete health in the presence of you all.
• Acts 4:9if we are being examined today for a good deed done to a sick man – by what means this man was healed –

Commentaries on Matthew 14:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36That they might only touch the hem of his garment - What mighty influence must the grace and Spirit of Christ have in the soul, when even the border or hem of his garment produced such wonders in the bodies of those who touched it! Here is a man who has turned from sin to God through Christ, and the healing hand of Jesus is laid upon him. Then, no wonder that he knows and feels his sins forgiven, his soul purified, and his heart filled with the fullness…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-36Verses 34-36 Land of Gennesaret - This region was in Galilee, on the west side of the Sea of Tiberias; and in this land was situated Capernaum, to which he had directed his disciples to go. The hem of his garment - That is, the fringe or border on the outer garment. See the notes at Matthew 9:20. Remarks On Matthew 14:1-4. Herod‘s guilt was the only reason why he thought John the Baptist had risen. At another time he would altogether have disbelieved it…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 34-36Verses 34-36 Whithersoever Christ went, he was doing good. They brought unto him all that were diseased. They came humbly beseeching him to help them. The experiences of others may direct and encourage us in seeking for Christ. As many as touched, were made perfectly whole. Those whom Christ heals, he heals perfectly. Were men more acquainted with Christ, and with the diseased state of their souls, they would flock to receive his healing influences. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-36To understand why Jesus performed miracles, refer to the study notes on Matthew 11:5 and 12:28.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:36

• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ

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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings