Jesus healing in the land of Gennesaret
According to the
"When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. And wherever he went — into villages, towns or countryside — they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched him were healed."
— Mark 6:54-56 NIV
The same account is given in Matthew 14:34-36. In both the gospels, those who were sick aimed to touch the tassels (Greek: Greek: κράσπεδον, kraspedon) of Jesus' garments, "which in accordance with Numbers 15:38, the Jew wore on each of the four extremities of his cloak".[1]
This account is seen by some as a vindication of the
See also
- Life of Jesus in the New Testament
- Ministry of Jesus
- Miracles of Jesus
- Parables of Jesus
- Christianity and fringed garments
References
- ^ Meyer's NT Commentary on Matthew 9, accessed 20 January 2017
- ISBN 1593334826page 11
- ISBN 0804231214pages 129–130
- ^ MacEvilly, Rev. John (1898). An Exposition of the Gospels. New York: Benziger Brothers.