Matthew 8:18
And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
In Context
19And a scribe came up and said to him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou mayest go.
Cross References
Matthew 8:1And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
Mark 1:35And rising in the morning long before day, he went out and went away into a desert place, and there prayed.
Mark 5:21And Jesus having passed over in the ship again to the other side, a great crowd gathered to him; and he was by the sea.
Mark 8:13And he left them, and going again on board ship, went away to the other side.
Luke 8:22And it came to pass on one of the days, that *he* entered into a ship, himself and his disciples; and he said to them, Let us pass over to the other side of the lake; and they set off from shore.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:15-18
Peter's Wife's Mother Healed. 14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. 16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.… Read the whole commentary →