Matthew 8:25

8:25 So they came and woke him up saying, “Lord, save us! We are about to die!”

Matthew 9:21

9:21 For she kept saying to herself, “If only I touch his cloak, I will be healed.”

Matthew 19:25

19:25 The disciples were greatly astonished when they heard this and said, “Then who can be saved?”

tn The participle προσελθόντες (proselqonte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

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.

tn Grk “saved.”

tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

sn The assumption is that the rich are blessed, so if they risk exclusion, who is left to be saved?