Discovery BoxMatthew 9:20 
Context9:20 But 1 a woman who had been suffering from a hemorrhage 2 for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge 3 of his cloak. 4
Matthew 10:1-2
Context10:1 Jesus 5 called his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits 6 so they could cast them out and heal every kind of disease and sickness. 7 10:2 Now these are the names of the twelve apostles: 8 first, Simon 9 (called Peter), and Andrew his brother; James son of Zebedee and John his brother;
Matthew 10:5
Context10:5 Jesus sent out these twelve, instructing them as follows: 10 “Do not go to Gentile regions 11 and do not enter any Samaritan town. 12
Matthew 26:53
Context26:53 Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and that he would send me more than twelve legions 13 of angels right now?
1 tn Grk “And behold a woman.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
2 sn Suffering from a hemorrhage. The woman was most likely suffering from a vaginal hemorrhage which would make her ritually unclean.
3 sn The edge of his cloak refers to the kraspedon, the blue tassel on the garment that symbolized a Jewish man’s obedience to the law (cf. Num 15:37-41). The woman thus touched the very part of Jesus’ clothing that indicated his ritual purity.
4 tn Grk “garment,” but here ἱμάτιον (Jimation) denotes the outer garment in particular.
5 tn Grk “And he.”
6 sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits.
7 tn Grk “and every [kind of] sickness.” Here “every” was not repeated in the translation for stylistic reasons.
8 sn The term apostles is rare in the gospels, found only here, Mark 3:14, and six more times in Luke (6:13; 9:10; 11:49; 17:5; 22:14; 24:10).
9 sn In the various lists of the twelve, Simon (that is, Peter) is always mentioned first (see also Mark 3:16-19; Luke 6:13-16; Acts 1:13) and the first four are always the same, though not in the same order after Peter.
10 tn Grk “instructing them, saying.”
11 tn Grk “on the road of the Gentiles.” That is, a path that leads to Gentile regions.
12 tn Grk “town [or city] of the Samaritans.”
13 sn A legion was a Roman army unit of about 6,000 soldiers, so twelve legions would be 72,000.
