Matthew 14:36
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 14:36 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 14:36 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 14:36 — KJV
“And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.”
— Matthew 14:36 (KJV)
Matthew 14:36 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 14:36
“And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole. touched him: or, touched it”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:36: besought, might, touch
“And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:36: touch, hem, garment
“All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:36: touch, hem, made
“Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as he said unto them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:36: only, hem, made
“Only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 14:36: might, only, hem
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