Matthew 14:13
When Jesus heard it he went away privately by boat to a lonely spot; but the crowds heard about it, and followed him on foot from the cities.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
12Then John’s disciples went and removed his body, and came and told Jesus.
14So when he landed he saw a great multitude, and felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.
Cross References
Matthew 12:15So when Jesus knew it, he withdrew from that place, and numbers of people followed him.
Matthew 15:32But Jesus called his disciples to him and said. "My heart yearns over the crowd, for they have been with me now three days, and they have nothing to eat. I am not willing to send them away hungry, for fear they faint on the road."
Luke 9:10On their return the apostles told him what they had done. and he took them and withdrew in private to a town called Bethsaida.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →