God’s Word Translation
Matthew 8:1
1When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.
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
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him. 2A man with a serious skin disease came and bowed down in front of him. The man said to Jesus, “Sir, if you’re willing, you can make me clean.” 3Jesus reached out, touched him, and said, “I’m willing. So be clean!” Immediately, his skin disease went away, and he was clean.
Read all of Matthew 8Matthew 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 5:1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up a mountain and sat down. His disciples came to him,
- Matthew 8:18Now, when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he ordered ⌞his disciples⌟ to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
- Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed him. They came from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and from across the Jordan River.
- Matthew 12:15He knew about this, so he left that place. Many people followed him, and he cured all of them.
- Matthew 15:30A large crowd came to him, bringing with them the lame, blind, disabled, those unable to talk, and many others. They laid them at his feet, and he cured them.
- Matthew 19:2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
- Matthew 20:29As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed Jesus.
- Mark 3:7Jesus left with his disciples for the Sea of Galilee. A large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Luke 5:15The news about Jesus spread even more. Large crowds gathered to hear him and have their diseases cured.
- Luke 14:25Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. He turned to them and said,
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
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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
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