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andκαὶthey were beggingπαρεκάλουνhimαὐτὸνthatἵναthey might onlyμόνονtouchἅψωνταιthe fringeτοῦ κρασπέδουof hisαὐτοῦcloak;τοῦ ἱματίουandκαὶall whoὅσοιtouched itἥψαντοwere made well.διεσώθησαν
Matthew 14:36
Study it in the app“and they were begging him that they might only touch the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were made well.”
With the Greek beneath
Matthew 14:36, word by word
- they were beggingπαρεκάλουνparekaloun
beg
To call someone to your side, implore them.
Where else “parekaloun” appears- they might onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- touchἅψωνταιhapsōntai
touch
To lay a hand on someone or something, sometimes to heal or in faith.
Where else “hapsōntai” appears- the fringeκρασπέδουkraspedou
tassel, edge
Tassel of a cloak, which the Law commanded to be worn on its corners (Numbers 15:38); also an edge.
Where else “kraspedou” appears- cloakἱματίουhimatiou
cloak
The garment worn over the tunic.
Where else “himatiou” appears- were made wellδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsan
heal
Heal completely.
Where else “diesōthēsan” appears
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Matthew 14:34-36
34And crossing over, they came to land at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all that surrounding region, and they brought to him all who were ill, 36and they were begging him that they might only touch the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were made well.
53And when they had crossed over to land, they came to Gennesaret and anchored. 54And when they got out of the boat, at once people recognized him 55and ran around all that region and began to carry the sick on their mats to wherever they heard that he was. 56And wherever he went, into villages or into towns or into the countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces, and begging him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched him were made well.
The context
35And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent word into all that surrounding region, and they brought to him all who were ill,
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To study Matthew 14 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus do with the five loaves and two fish, and how much was left over (vv. 19–20)?
2. What it means
What happened to Peter when he looked at the wind, and what did Jesus do (vv. 29–31)?
3. How I live it
Jesus told his disciples, “You give them something to eat” (v. 16). What little you have can you share today?