Matthew 9:21

NETBible

For she kept saying to herself, 1  “If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed.” 2 

NIV ©

She said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed."

NASB ©

for she was saying to herself, "If I only touch His garment, I will get well."

NLT ©

for she thought, "If I can just touch his robe, I will be healed."

MSG ©

She was thinking to herself, "If I can just put a finger on his robe, I'll get well." Jesus turned--caught her at it. Then he reassured her: "Courage, daughter. You took a risk of faith, and now you're well."

BBE ©

Because, she said to herself, if I may but put my hand on his robe, I will be made well.

NRSV ©

for she said to herself, "If I only touch his cloak, I will be made well."

NKJV ©

For she said to herself, "If only I may touch His garment, I shall be made well."

KJV
For
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she said
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within
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herself
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If
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I may
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but
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touch
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his
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garment
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I shall be whole
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NASB ©
for she was saying
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to herself
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, "If
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I only
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touch
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His garment
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, I will get
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well
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."
NET [draft] ITL
For
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she kept saying
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to
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herself
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, “If
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only
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I touch
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his
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cloak
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, I will be healed
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.”
GREEK
elegen
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V-IAI-3S
gar
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CONJ
en
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PREP
eauth
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F-3DSF
ean
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COND
monon
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ADV
aqwmai
<680> (5672)
V-AMS-1S
tou
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T-GSN
imatiou
<2440>
N-GSN
autou
<846>
P-GSM
swyhsomai
<4982> (5701)
V-FPI-1S
NETBible

For she kept saying to herself, 1  “If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed.” 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The imperfect verb is here taken iteratively, for the context suggests that the woman was trying to find the courage to touch Jesus’ cloak.

2 tn Grk “saved.”

2 sn In this pericope the author uses a term for being healed (Grk “saved”) that would have spiritual significance to his readers. It may be a double entendre (cf. parallel in Mark 5:28 which uses the same term), since elsewhere he uses verbs that simply mean “heal”: If only the reader would “touch” Jesus, he too would be “saved.”