Matthew 14:34-36
New American Standard Bible
34 (A)When they had crossed over, they came to land at (B)Gennesaret. 35 And when the men of that place [a]recognized Him, they sent word into all that surrounding region and brought to Him all who were sick; 36 and they pleaded with Him that they might just touch (C)the [b]border of His cloak; and all who (D)touched it were cured.
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- Matthew 14:35 Or found out about
- Matthew 14:36 Or tassel; i.e., a ritual tassel sewn to corners of garments for Jewish men
Matthew 14:34-36
New English Translation
34 After they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret.[a] 35 When the people[b] there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him. 36 They begged him if[c] they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
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- Matthew 14:34 sn Gennesaret was a fertile plain south of Capernaum (see also Mark 6:53). The Sea of Galilee was also sometimes known as the Sea of Gennesaret (Luke 5:1).
- Matthew 14:35 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anēr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).
- Matthew 14:36 tn Grk “asked that they might touch.”
Matthew 14:34-36
King James Version
34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
36 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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