"And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him …" — Mark 6:56

Mark 6:56 · KJV

“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. {touched him: or, touched it}”

— Mark 6:56

Verse 55

And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

Mark 6 — Context

And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,

And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

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. {touched him: or, touched it}

Cross References

Matthew 9:20

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind {him}, and touched the hem of his garment:

Luke 6:19

And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed {them} all.

Numbers 15:38-39

Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

Mark 3:10

For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. {pressed: or, rushed}

Mark 5:27-28

When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment.

Acts 5:15

Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid {them} on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them. {into...: or, in every street}

2 Kings 13:21

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band {of men}; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. {was...: Heb. went down}

Luke 8:44

Came behind {him}, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.