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Selected Verse: Mark 6:56 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 6:56 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment--having heard, no doubt, of what the woman with the issue of blood experienced on doing so (Mar 5:25-29), and perhaps of other unrecorded cases of the same nature.
and as many as touched him--or "it"--the border of His garment.
were made whole--All this they continued to do and to experience while our Lord was in that region. The time corresponds to that mentioned (Joh 7:1), when He "walked in Galilee," instead of appearing in Jerusalem at the passover, "because the Jews," that is, the rulers, "sought to kill Him"--while the people sought to enthrone Him! |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Peculiar to Mark.
In the streets (ἀγοραῖς)
Rightly, Rev., market-places. See on Mat 11:16.
Border
See on Mat 9:20. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Villages - Probably small towns near cities.
Country - Villages at a distance from cities and large public towns. See the notes on Mat 14:34-36 (note).
Christ went about doing good - he confined his ministry and miracles to no place - wherever he went, they stood in need of his help; and whenever they required his assistance, they had it granted immediately. Our Lord's conduct, in these respects, is a perfect pattern for every preacher of his Gospel. |
1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years,
26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse,
27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.
28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.
29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague.
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret.
35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.