Matthew 14:13
Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat, to a secluded place to be alone. When the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.
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In Context
12Then his disciples came, and took the body, and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.
14And he went out, and he saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
Cross References
Matthew 12:15But Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Many followed him; and he healed them all,
Matthew 15:32Jesus summoned his disciples and said, "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way."
Luke 9:10The apostles, when they had returned, told him what things they had done.He took them, and withdrew apart to a city 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 →