6 53 So they finished the crossing and came to land at Gennesaret, where they made fast. 6 54 When they came ashore, he was immediately recognized; 6 55 and the people scoured that whole country-side and brought the sick on stretchers to any place where he was reported to be. 6 56 Wherever he went, to farmsteads, villages, or towns, they laid out the sick in the marketplaces and begged him to let them simply touch the edge of his cloak; and all who touched him were cured.