MAT 14:36 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and begged him even to just let them touch the edge of his robe because everyone who did that was healed.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And they were begging him so that they might only touch the edge of his garment, and as many as touched it were healed.

UST Those who were sick asked Jesus to allow them just to touch the hem of his robe. Everyone who did so became healthy.

BLB and were begging Him that only they might touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched were cured.

AICNT And they were begging him that they might [[at least]][fn] only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched it were made well.

14:36, at least: Later manuscripts add.

OEB begging him merely to let them touch the tassel of his cloak; and all who touched were made perfectly well.

WEBBE and they begged him that they might just touch the fringe[fn] of his garment. As many as touched it were made whole.

14:36 or, tassel

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET They begged him if they could only touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

LSV and were calling on Him that they might only touch the fringe of His garment, and as many as touched were saved.

FBV and pleaded with him to let the sick just touch the edge of his cloak. Everyone that touched him was healed.

TCNT They begged him to let the sick touch even the fringe of his garment, and all who touched it were completely healed.

T4T The sick people kept begging him to allow them to touch him or just to touch the edge of his robe so that they would be healed. And all who touched him or his robe were healed {he healed all who touched him or his clothing}.

LEB And they were imploring him that they might only touch the edge[fn] of his cloak, and all those who touched it[fn] were cured.

14:36 Or “tassel”

14:36 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

BBE 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.

Moff and begging him to let them touch the mere tassel of his robe--and all who touched it got perfectly well.

Wymth and they entreated Him that they might but touch the tassel of His outer garment; and all who did so were restored to perfect health.
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ASV and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

DRA And they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment. And as many as touched, were made whole.

YLT and were calling on him that they might only touch the fringe of his garment, and as many as did touch were saved.

Drby and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment; and as many as touched were made thoroughly well.

RV and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole.

SLT And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were saved from danger.

Wbstr And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were restored to health.

KJB-1769 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

KJB-1611 And besought him, that they might onely touch the hemme of his garment; and as many as touched, were made perfectly whole.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And besought hym, that they myght touche the hemme of his garment only: And as many as touched it were made whole.
(And besought him, that they might touch the hem of his garment only: And as many as touched it were made whole.)

Gnva And besought him, that they might touch the hemme of his garment onely: and as many as touched it, were made whole.
(And besought him, that they might touch the hem of his garment only: and as many as touched it, were made whole. )

Cvdl & besought him, that they might but touch the hemme of his vesture onely: & as many as touched it, were made whole.
(and besought him, that they might but touch the hem of his vesture only: and as many as touched it, were made whole.)

TNT and besought him that they myght touche the hemme of his vesture only. And as many as touched it were made safe.
(and besought him that they might touch the hem of his vesture only. And as many as touched it were made safe. )

Wycl And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf.
(And they prayed him, that they should touch the hem of his clothing; and who ever touched were made safe.)

Luth und baten ihn, daß sie nur seines Kleides Saum anrühreten. Und alle, die da anrühreten, wurden gesund.
(and asked him/it, that they/she/them only his garments hem/seam/fringe touched. And all, the there touched, became healed.)

ClVg et rogabant eum ut vel fimbriam vestimenti ejus tangerent. Et quicumque tetigerunt, salvi facti sunt.[fn]
(and they_asked him as or hem clothing his touch. And whoever tetigerunt, be_saved made are. )

14.36 Fimbriam vestimenti, etc. Id est, minimum mandatum, vel caro qua ad verbum Dei venimus, quem qui credendo tangit, ab omni morbo impietatis sanatur.

14.36 Hem clothing, etc. That it_is, minimum command(n), or flesh/meat which to the_word/saying of_God we_came, which who/which by_believing touches, away all morbo impiety/irreverence healsur.

UGNT καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ; καὶ ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν.
(kai parekaloun auton hina monon hapsōntai tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou; kai hosoi haʸpsanto diesōthaʸsan.)

SBL-GNT καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτὸν ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν.
(kai parekaloun auton hina monon hapsōntai tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou; kai hosoi haʸpsanto diesōthaʸsan.)

RP-GNT καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτόν, ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν.
(kai parekaloun auton, hina monon hapsōntai tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou; kai hosoi haʸpsanto diesōthaʸsan.)

TC-GNT καὶ παρεκάλουν αὐτόν, ἵνα [fn]μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ· καὶ ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν.
(kai parekaloun auton, hina monon hapsōntai tou kraspedou tou himatiou autou; kai hosoi haʸpsanto diesōthaʸsan. )

14:36 μονον ¦ καν μονον ANT PCK

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 14:22–36: Jesus walked on the water

In this section, Jesus showed that he has power over nature and sickness. When the disciples were in a boat during a storm, Jesus walked on the surface of the lake, and he calmed the storm. This caused the disciples to believe that Jesus was the Son of God, which was a title that the Jews used for the Christ. When they arrived at the shore, Jesus also healed many sick people.

Here are some other possible headings for this section:

Walking on Water (NET)

Jesus walks on top of water

Jesus showed his power over nature/creation

There are parallel passages for this section in Mark 6:45–56 and John 6:15–21.

14:36a

and begged Him just to let them touch

They begged Jesus to allow the sick people to touch only
They urged Jesus to let the sick people touch just
They pleaded with Jesus to allow those who were not well to touch as little as

begged Him: The Greek word that the BSB translates as begged means “ask urgently” or “request help.” The word begged in English could imply that Jesus was reluctant to agree, but the Greek word does not imply this.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

implored him (ESV)

urgently asked him

pleaded with him

just to let them touch: This clause indicates that the sick people wanted to touch something belonging to Jesus, even if it was a very little thing. They believed that if they touched a person like Jesus, they would be healed. They even believed that Jesus’ power went into his clothes, and if they touched even a little part of his clothes, they would be healed.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

to touch only/just

to allow them to touch just

to touch even as little as

14:36b

the fringe of His cloak.

one of the tassels on his coat.
the strings/threads on the edge of his robe.
the border/hem of his clothes. And he allowed it.

the fringe of His cloak: The Greek word that the BSB translates as fringe probably refers to one of the “tassels” that were attached to Jesus’ clothes. The Jews made these tassels by tying strings together, and they attached these tassels to the four corners of their outer clothes. When they saw these tassels, they were supposed to remember to follow God’s commandments. (Num. 15:37–38; Deut. 22:12). Like any male Jew, Jesus probably wore tassels.

Tassels on a Jewish man’s prayer shawl

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

Translate it with a word or phrase that refers specifically to tassels. For example:
the strings/threads on the hem of his clothes
Translate it with a word or phrase that refers generally to the hem or edge of his clothes. For example:
the edge of his clothes (GW)
the hem/border of his robe

This same phrase occurs in 9:20b.

His cloak: The Greek word that the BSB translates as cloak is a general word that means clothing. In this context, this word refers to the outer layer of clothing.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

garment (ESV)

clothes (CEV)

robe (NLT)

coat (NCV)

14:36c

And all who touched Him were healed.

Everyone who touched one/them was healed/cured.
All the people who touched them became well.
Everyone who touched it, the power of God made them well.

And: It is implied that Jesus allowed the sick people to touch his clothes. Some people may wrongly assume that Jesus did not want people to touch his clothes, but they touched them anyway. If that is true in your area, you should include some implied information. For example:

and he allowed them, and

and he said yes.

all who touched Him: This clause means that “everyone who touched Jesus’ clothes” was healed. For example:

Everyone who touched his clothes (GW)

all those who did so (JBP)

were healed: The Greek word that the BSB translates as were healed also means “were made well” or “were cured.”

This clause is passive. Here are some other ways to translate it:

Use a passive verb. For example:
were made well (ESV)
were cured
Use an active verb. For example:
the power of God healed them
Use another type of verb. For example:
became well
their sickness left them

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

παρεκάλουν

˱they˲_˓were˒_begging

The pronoun they refers to the sick people. If this is not clear for your readers, you could refer to these people more directly. Alternate translation: [the ones having sickness were begging]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

αὐτὸν ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ; καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καί παρεκάλουν αὐτόν ἵνα μόνον ἅψωνται τοῦ κρασπέδου τοῦ ἱματίου αὐτοῦ καί ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [him, “Please let us only touch the edge of your garment.” And]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μόνον ἅψωνται

only ˱they˲_˓may˒_touch

Here, the word only indicates that these people think that, to be healed, they do not need to do anything more than touch Jesus’ garment. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [all they might do is touch] or [they could just touch]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὅσοι ἥψαντο διεσώθησαν

as_many_as touched ˓were˒_cured

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. If you need to say who did the action, you could indicate that it was God or Jesus himself. Alternate translation: [God healed as many as touched it] or [Jesus healed as many as touched it]

Parallel MAT 14:36

Section 14:22–36: Jesus walked on the water

14:36a

14:36b

14:36c