Bible Strands
Matthew 14:36
and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The residents of that region recognized Jesus and sent word to the surrounding area, where people brought all their sick to Him. They begged Him to allow them to touch only the fringe of His cloak.
The words — The Greek παρακελοῦν (parekaloun) translates to "they were begging," and κρασπέδου (kraspedou) denotes the specific "fringe" or hem of a garment.
The thread — Healing through contact with clothing appears in Luke 6:19, where power flows from Jesus to the crowd, and in Acts 19:11, where God works miracles through Paul's hands. The commanded fringe itself originates in Exodus 28:33, which orders pomegranates and gold bells around the priestly robe's hem.
Why it lands — The text states that all who touched the fringe were healed. It requires the reader to acknowledge that proximity to Jesus produces physical restoration for those who approach Him.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.
Cross-references
- Luke 6:19 The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
- Acts 19:11 God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- Exodus 28:33 Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,
- Matthew 9:20 Suddenly a woman who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His cloak.
- Mark 3:10 For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
- Acts 3:16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
- Numbers 15:38 “Speak to the Israelites and tell them that throughout the generations to come they are to make for themselves tassels for the corners of their garments, with a blue cord on each tassel.
- John 6:37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
- John 7:23 If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath?
- Acts 4:9 If we are being examined today about a kind service to a man who was lame, to determine how he was healed,