Matthew Chapter 14 verse 36 Holy Bible
and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.
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With the request that they might only put their hands on the edge of his robe: and all those who did so were made well.
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and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well.
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And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
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and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.
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and were calling on him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as did touch were saved.
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Matthew 14 : 36 Bible Verse Songs
Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 36. - And besought; and they besought (Revised Version); i.e. the sick, for probably the change of person takes place here and not at" that they might touch." Him that they might only touch the hem of his garment (Matthew 9:20, 21, notes): and as many as touched were made perfectly whole (διεσώθησαν); were made whole (Revised Version). For διά here is probably not intensive, but rather gives the thought of being brought out safe through the danger. In the LXX. διασώζεσθαι is a common rendering of נמלט, "escape."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(36) That they might only touch the hem of his garment.--The wide-spread belief may be noted as the natural result of the miracle already recorded in Matthew 9:20-22, and as the touch implied the faith which was the condition of receptivity, it was now also, as before, effective.