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;
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;
- BSB 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.
- 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
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- Matt 11:21Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Matt 14:14And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.
- Matt 12:15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
- Ps 107:17–20Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- Ps 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
- Matt 4:23–25And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
- Matt 15:21Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon.
- Mark 7:24–31And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man know it: but he could not be hid.
- Luke 5:15But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
- Mark 3:7–12But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
- Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.
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