Matthew 14:36 - Exposition

And besought ; and they besought (Revised Version); i.e. the sick, for probably the change of person takes place here and not at" that they might touch." Him that they might only touch the hem of his garment ( Matthew 9:20 , Matthew 9:21 , notes): and as many as touched were made perfectly whole ( διεσώθησαν ); were made whole (Revised Version). For διά here is probably not intensive, but rather gives the thought of being brought out safe through the danger. In the LXX . διασώζεσθαι is a common rendering of טלמן , "escape."