Matthew 9:20 Parallel Translations

Then a woman came up behind Jesus and touched the edge of his clothes. She had been suffering from chronic bleeding for twelve years.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment:

ASV:

And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

BBE:

And a woman, who for twelve years had had a flow of blood, came after him, and put her hand on the edge of his robe:

DBY:

And behold, a woman, who had had a bloody flux for twelve years, came behind and touched the hem of his garment;

ERV:

And behold, a woman, who had an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the border of his garment:

WEY:

But a woman who for twelve years had been afflicted with haemorrhage came behind Him and touched the tassel of His cloak;

WBS:

(And behold, a woman who was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment.

WEB:

Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;

YLT:

and lo, a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, having come to him behind, did touch the fringe of his garments,

Matthew 9:20 Cross References

XREF:

Numbers 15:38 "Speak to the sons of Israel, and tell them that they shall make for themselves tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and that they shall put on the tassel of each corner a cord of blue.

Deuteronomy 22:12 "You shall make yourself tassels on the four corners of your garment with which you cover yourself.

Matthew 14:36 and they implored Him that they might just touch the fringe of His cloak; and as many as touched it were cured.

Matthew 23:5 "But they do all their deeds to be noticed by men; for they broaden their phylacteries and lengthen the tassels of their garments. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

9:20 And, behold, a woman. On his way to the house of Jairus another miracle was wrought. I think the circumstances of the narrative render the inference almost certain that this account was meant for the consolation of those multitudes of stricken women in all ages who seem to be afflicted with sorrows in very unequal measure, compared with the stronger, and generally, also, the more depraved, sex (W. H. Thomson, M.D.).
An issue of blood. A hemorrhage either from the bowels or the womb, probably the latter.
Came behind [him], and touched the hem of his garment. The ordinary outer Jewish garment was a square or oblong piece of cloth, worn something like an Indian blanket.

WES:

9:20 Coming behind - Out of bashfulness and humility.

MHC:

9:18-26 The death of our relations should drive us to Christ, who is our life. And it is high honour to the greatest rulers to attend on the Lord Jesus; and those who would receive mercy from Christ, must honour him. The variety of methods Christ took in working his miracles, perhaps was because of the different frames and tempers of mind, which those were in who came to him, and which He who searches the heart perfectly knew. A poor woman applied herself to Christ, and received mercy from him by the way. If we do but touch, as it were, the hem of Christ's garment by living faith, our worst evils will be healed; there is no other real cure, nor need we fear his knowing things which are a grief and burden to us, but which we would not tell to any earthly friend. When Christ entered the ruler's house, he said, Give place. Sometimes, when the sorrow of the world prevails, it is difficult for Christ and his comforts to enter. The ruler's daughter was really dead, but not so to Christ. The death of the righteous is in a special manner to be looked on as only a sleep. The words and works of Christ may not at first be understood, yet they are not therefore to be despised. The people were put forth. Scorners who laugh at what they do not understand, are not proper witnesses of the wonderful works of Christ. Dead souls are not raised to spiritual life, unless Christ take them by the hand: it is done in the day of his power. If this single instance of Christ's raising one newly dead so increased his fame, what will be his glory when all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and come forth; those that have done good to the resurrection of life, and those that have done evil to the resurrection of damnation!

CONC:

Afflicted Behind Behold Bleeding Blood Bloody Border Cloak Diseased Edge Flow Flux Fringe Garment Garments Haemorrhage Hem Hemorrhage Issue Robe Suffered Suffering Tassel Touch Touched Twelve

Afflicted Bleeding Blood Bloody Border Cloak Diseased Edge Flow Flux Fringe Garment Garments Haemorrhage Hand Hem Hemorrhage Issue Robe Subject Suffered Suffering Tassel Touched Twelve

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