The people in that place saw Jesus. They knew who he was. So they told the other people all around there that Jesus had come. The people brought all their sick people to Jesus.
Matthew 14:36 - Easy To Read Version The people begged Jesus to let them only touch his coat to be healed. And all the sick people that touched Jesus’ coat were healed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And begged Him to let them merely touch the fringe of His garment; and as many as touched it were perfectly restored. [Matt. 9:20.] American Standard Version (1901) and they besought him that they might only touch the border of his garment: and as many as touched were made whole. Common English Bible Then they begged him that they might just touch the edge of his clothes. Everyone who touched him was cured. Catholic Public Domain Version And they petitioned him, so that they might touch even the hem of his garment. And as many as touched it were made whole. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they besought him that they might touch but the hem of his garment. And as many as touched, were made whole. |
The people in that place saw Jesus. They knew who he was. So they told the other people all around there that Jesus had come. The people brought all their sick people to Jesus.
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Jesus had healed many people. So all the sick people were pushing toward him to touch him.
Jesus went into towns and cities and farms around that area. And every place Jesus went, the people brought sick people to the market places. They begged Jesus to let them touch any part of his coat. And all the people that touched him were healed.
Jesus and his followers came to Bethsaida. Some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch the man.
All the people were trying to touch Jesus, because power was coming out from him. Jesus healed them all!
The Father gives me my people. Every one of those people will come to me. I will always accept every person that comes to me.
This shows that a person can be circumcised on a Sabbath day to obey the law of Moses. So why are you angry at me for healing a person’s whole body on the Sabbath day?
It was the power of Jesus that made this crippled man well. This happened because we trusted in the power of Jesus. You can see this man, and you know him. He was made completely well because of trust in Jesus. You all saw it happen!