New Living Translation
Matthew 14:36
36They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
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 the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. 35When the people recognized Jesus, the news of his arrival spread quickly throughout the whole area, and soon people were bringing all their sick to be healed. They begged him to let the sick touch at least the fringe of his robe, and all who touched him were healed.
Read all of Matthew 14Matthew 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 9:20Just then a woman who had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding came up behind him. She touched the fringe of his robe,
- Mark 3:10He had healed many people that day, so all the sick people eagerly pushed forward to touch him.
- Luke 6:19Everyone tried to touch him, because healing power went out from him, and he healed everyone.
- Acts 19:11God gave Paul the power to perform unusual miracles.
- Matthew 23:5“Everything they do is for show. On their arms they wear extra wide prayer boxes with Scripture verses inside, and they wear robes with extra long tassels.
- Exodus 28:33Make pomegranates out of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and attach them to the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.
- Numbers 15:38“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel: Throughout the generations to come you must make tassels for the hems of your clothing and attach them with a blue cord.
- John 6:37However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
- John 7:23For if the correct time for circumcising your son falls on the Sabbath, you go ahead and do it so as not to break the law of Moses. So why should you be angry with me for healing a man on the Sabbath?
- Acts 3:16“Through faith in the name of Jesus, this man was healed—and you know how crippled he was before. Faith in Jesus’ name has healed him before your very eyes.
- Acts 4:9are we being questioned today because we’ve done a good deed for a crippled man? Do you want to know how he 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
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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
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