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.
Matthew 9:20 - Easy To Read Version There was a woman that had been bleeding for twelve years. The woman came behind Jesus and touched the bottom of his coat. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment; [Matt. 14:36.] American Standard Version (1901) And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: Common English Bible Then a woman who had been bleeding for twelve years came up behind Jesus and touched the hem of his clothes. Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, a woman, who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years, approached from behind and touched the hem of his garment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. |
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.
“The only reason they do good things is for other people to see them. They wear special boxes {\cf2\super [328]} full of Scriptures. {\cf2\super [329]} They make these boxes bigger and bigger. And they make their special prayer clothes very long \{so that people will see them\}.
So Jesus stood up and went with the leader. Jesus’ followers went too.
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.
Some people carried away handkerchiefs and clothes that Paul had used. The people put these things on sick people. When they did this, the sick people were healed, and evil spirits \{from the devil\} left them.
So the people brought their sick people into the streets. \{The people heard that\} Peter was coming by. So the people put their sick on little beds and mattresses. They thought that if the sick people could be close enough for Peter’s shadow to touch them, it would be enough to heal them.
“Tie several pieces of thread together. Then put these tassels [133] on the four corners of the robes you wear.