New King James Version
Matthew 8:1
1When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes 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 Living Translation (NLT)Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
Context of Matthew 8:1
When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. 2And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” 3Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
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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 5:1And seeing the multitudes, He went up on a mountain, and when He was seated His disciples came to Him.
- Matthew 8:18And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.
- Matthew 4:25Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Matthew 12:15But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
- Matthew 15:30Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them.
- Matthew 19:2And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
- Matthew 20:29Now as they went out of Jericho, a great multitude followed Him.
- Mark 3:7But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, and from Judea
- Luke 5:15However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities.
- Luke 14:25Now great multitudes went with Him. And 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
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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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