Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
They laid
The border
General references
Bible References
They laid
Acts 5:15
They even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mattresses, so that as Peter came by, at the least his shadow might overshadow some of them.
Touch
Mark 3:10
For he had healed many, so that as many as had diseases pressed on him that they might touch him.
Mark 5:27
having heard the things concerning Jesus, came up behind him in the crowd, and touched his clothes.
2 Kings 13:21
It happened, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.
Luke 6:19
All the multitude sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.
Luke 22:51
But Jesus answered, "Let me at least do this" -- and he touched his ear, and healed him.
Acts 4:9
if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
The border
Numbers 15:38
"Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them that they should make themselves fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put on the fringe of each border a cord of blue:
Deuteronomy 22:12
You shall make yourselves fringes on the four borders of your cloak, with which you cover yourself.
Matthew 9:20
Behold, a woman who had an issue of blood for twelve years came behind him, and touched the fringe of his garment;
Luke 8:44
came behind him, and touched the fringe of his cloak, and immediately the flow of her blood stopped.
General references
Matthew 9:35
Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
Matthew 19:2
Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.