New Living Translation
Matthew 8:1
1Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.
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
Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. 2Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” 3Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared.
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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 5:1One day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him,
- Matthew 8:18When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.
- Matthew 4:25Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
- Matthew 12:15But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them,
- Matthew 15:30A vast crowd brought to him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and he healed them all.
- Matthew 19:2Large crowds followed him there, and he healed their sick.
- Matthew 20:29As Jesus and the disciples left the town of Jericho, a large crowd followed behind.
- Mark 3:7Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea,
- Luke 5:15But despite Jesus’ instructions, the report of his power spread even faster, and vast crowds came to hear him preach and to be healed of their diseases.
- Luke 14:25A large crowd was following Jesus. He turned around 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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