Matthew 8:1

Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

In Context

2And a leper came to Him, and throwing himself at His feet, said, "Sir, if only you are willing you are able to cleanse me."

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Cross References

Matthew 8:18Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,

Matthew 15:30Soon great crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were crippled in feet or hands, blind or dumb, and many besides, and they hastened to lay them at His feet. And He cured them,

Matthew 20:29As they were leaving Jericho, an immense crowd following Him,

Luke 5:15But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 8:1

The evangelist having, in the foregoing chapters, given us a specimen of our Lord's preaching, proceeds now to give some instances of the miracles he wrought, which prove him a Teacher come from God, and the great Healer of a diseased world. In this chapter we have, I. Christ's cleansing of a leper, ver. 1-4 . II. His curing a palsy and fever, ver. 5-18 . III. His communing with two that were disposed to follow him, ver. 19-22 . IV. His controlling the tempest, ver. 23-27 . V. His casting out devils, ver. 28-34 . Read the whole commentary →

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