Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.
Parallel translations
- WEB He came down with them, and stood on a level place, with a crowd of his disciples, and a great number of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him and to be healed of their diseases;
- KJV And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
- NKJV And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases,
- NASB And then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples, and a great multitude of the people from all Judea and Jerusalem, and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
- NLT When they came down from the mountain, the disciples stood with Jesus on a large, level area, surrounded by many of his followers and by the crowds. There were people from all over Judea and from Jerusalem and from as far north as the seacoasts of Tyre and Sidon.
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Quick answer
Jesus comes down to a level place where great crowds gather from many regions. People stream from afar to hear and be healed.
Overview
After choosing the Twelve, Jesus descends to a plain where a vast crowd from Judea, Jerusalem, and Gentile coastal cities assembles. The wide geographic reach shows his growing influence beyond Galilee. The setting introduces the Sermon on the Plain, his teaching to disciples and crowds alike.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 11
- Matt 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Matt 14:14When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Matt 12:15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
- Ps 107:17–20Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
- Ps 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
- Matt 4:23–25Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matt 15:21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- Mark 7:24–31Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
- Luke 5:15But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
- Mark 3:7–12So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
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