But Jesus, aware of this, withdrew from there. Many 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;
- BSB Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds 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.
- 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.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Mark 3:7–12Jesus withdrew to the sea with his disciples, and a great multitude followed him from Galilee, from Judea,
- Matt 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you, you will not have gone through the cities of Israel, until the Son of Man has come.
- Matt 19:2Great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
- John 11:54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.
- John 7:1After these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, for he wouldn’t walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.
- John 10:40–42He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.
- Mark 6:56Wherever he entered, into villages, or into cities, or into the country, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch just the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched him were made well.
- Matt 4:23–25Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Luke 6:12In these days, he went out to the mountain to pray, and he continued all night in prayer to God.
- 1 Pet 2:21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,
- John 9:4I must work the works of him who sent me, while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work.
- Gal 6:9Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.
- Luke 6:17–19He 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;
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