Matthew 9:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 9:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 9:21 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 9:21 — KJV
“For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.”
— Matthew 9:21 (KJV)
Matthew 9:21 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 9:21
“And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:21: within, may, whole
“For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:21: may, touch, whole
“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 9:21: touch, garment, whole
“And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:21: touch, garment, whole
“And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 9:21: may, whole
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