Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
- KJV But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
- NKJV But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all.
- NASB But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,
- NLT But Jesus knew what they were planning. So he left that area, and many people followed him. He healed all the sick among them,
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Aware of the plot, Jesus withdraws, yet continues to heal all who follow him.
Overview
Jesus' withdrawal is strategic, not fearful, for his hour has not yet come. Even while avoiding premature confrontation, he keeps pouring out mercy on the crowds. His comprehensive healing reveals the abundance of grace that marks his ministry.
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- Mark 3:7–12So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Matt 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Matt 19:2Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
- John 11:54As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
- John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
- John 10:40–42Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
- Mark 6:56And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- 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.
- Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- 1 Pet 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
- John 9:4While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
- Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Luke 6:17–19Then 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.
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