Matthew 14:34-36
Lexham English Bible
Many Healed at Gennesaret
34 And after they[a] had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35 And when[b] the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into that whole surrounding region, and they brought to him all those who were sick.[c] 36 And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge[d] of his cloak, and all those who touched it[e] were cured.
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- Matthew 14:34 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“had crossed over”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 14:35 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“recognized”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 14:35 Literally “having badly”
- Matthew 14:36 Or “tassel”
- Matthew 14:36 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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.”
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