Matthew 8:1

Matthew 8:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
• New International Version (NIV)When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

Context of Matthew 8:1

Jesus came down from the hill and a large crowd followed him. 2A man with a bad disease of the skin came to meet him. He went down on his knees in front of Jesus and he said, ‘Sir, if you want, you can make me well again. Please do it.’ 3Jesus put out his hand towards him and he touched him. ‘I do want to help you. Be clean again,’ Jesus said. Immediately, the man's skin was clean again.

Matthew 8:1 word by word

Καταβάντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whenδέde · thenG1161
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• was come downκαταβαίνωkatabainō · to come/go downG2597
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the mountainὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• greatπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• multitudesὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190

Cross-references for Matthew 8:1

• Matthew 5:1Jesus saw that crowds of people were following him. So he went up a hill and he sat down there to teach them. His disciples came near to listen to him.
• Matthew 8:18One day, Jesus saw a large crowd of people around him. So he told his disciples, ‘We should go across the lake to the other side.’
• Matthew 4:25Because of this, large crowds of people followed him. They came from Galilee and from the region called ‘The ten cities’. Some of them came from Jerusalem, and other parts of Judea. And some came from the other side of the Jordan River.
• Matthew 12:15Jesus knew that the Pharisees wanted to kill him. So he went away from that place. A large crowd of people followed him. He made all the sick people become well again.
• Matthew 15:30Large crowds of people came to him and they brought sick people with them. Some of these sick people could not walk very well, and some of them were blind. Some of them could not use their arms or their legs. Some of them could not speak. There were many other sick people who had different illnesses. Their friends put the sick people in front of Jesus. And Jesus caused them all to become well again.
• Matthew 19:2Large crowds followed Jesus there. He made the sick people well again.
• Matthew 20:29Later, Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho. A large crowd of people followed him.
• Mark 3:7Jesus left that place and he went away to Lake Galilee with his disciples. A large crowd of people from Galilee followed them.
• Luke 5:15After this, more and more people started to hear the news about Jesus. Crowds were coming to hear him teach. Sick people also wanted him to make them well.
• Luke 14:25Crowds of many people were travelling with Jesus on his journey. So he turned and said to them,

Commentaries on Matthew 8:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1From the mountain - That mountain on which he had delivered the preceding inimitable sermon. Great multitudes followed him - Having been deeply impressed with the glorious doctrines which they had just heard.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When he was come down from the mountain - That is, immediately on his descending from the mountain. His discourse had attracted great attention, and the fame of it drew together great multitudes, who were convinced that he had come from God. Then follows, in this chapter and the chapter succeeding, a succession of “miracles” not less remarkable than his teaching was; miracles that tended to confirm beyond a doubt the impression made by his sermon that he…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Multitudes follow Christ. (1) He heals a leper. (2-4) A centurion's servant healed. (5-13) Cure of Peter's wife's mother. (14-17) The scribe's zealous proposal. (18-22) Christ in a storm. (23-27) He heals two possessed with devils. (28-34) Verse 1 This verse refers to the close of the foregoing sermon. Those to whom Christ has made himself known, desire to know more of him.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34Here, the kingdom of God appears with supernatural power (see Matthew 4:23–25; 11:2–6). It reaches people who were previously excluded from God's blessings. This included: non-Jewish people, lepers, blind people, sick women, people possessed by demons, tax collectors, those with long-term bleeding, and the dead. Jesus showed compassion to people in need. But the religious leaders reacted with anger and opposition. Jesus called his followers to respond…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-4The time of this miracle seems too definitely fixed here to admit of our placing it where it stands in Mark and Luke, in whose Gospels no such precise note of time is given. 1. When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 8:1

• Jesus Continued
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In the dictionaries

• Gnashing
• Heal
• Hole
• Immediately
• Rebuke
• Sickness
• Speak
• Torment
• Jesus Christ

Commentaries on Matthew 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings