Matthew 19:2

Great crowds followed him, and he cured them there.

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In The King James Version

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

In Context

1At the conclusion of this teaching, Jesus withdrew from Galilee, and went into that district of Judea which is on the other side of the Jordan.

3Presently some Pharisees came up to him, and, to test him, said, “Has a man the right to divorce his wife for every cause?”

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Cross References

Matthew 9:35Jesus went around all the towns and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

Matthew 14:35But the people of that place, recognizing Jesus, sent out to the whole country around, and brought to him all who were ill,

Mark 6:55hurried over the whole countryside, and began to carry about on mats those who were ill, wherever they heard he was.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:2-3

Christ Leaves Galilee and Enters Judea. 1 And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; 2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there. We have here an account of Christ's removal. Observe, 1. He left Galilee. There he had been brought up, and had spent the greatest part of his life in that remote despicable part of the country; it was only upon occasion of the feasts, that he came up to Jerusalem, and… Read the whole commentary →

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