Departing from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- KJV And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.
- BSB Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
- NKJV Jesus departed from there, skirted the Sea of Galilee, and went up on the mountain and sat down there.
- NLT Jesus returned to the Sea of Galilee and climbed a hill and sat down.
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Quick answer
Jesus returns to the region of the Sea of Galilee and sits on a mountainside. It matters because it sets the scene for further healings and the feeding of the four thousand.
Overview
Leaving Gentile territory, Jesus comes back to the familiar area of Galilee. He goes up the mountain and sits, the posture of a teacher and the place where great crowds will gather. This transition leads into a fresh display of his healing power and compassion. The setting recalls God's mighty acts among his people on the mountains of Scripture.
Cross-references & the web
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- Matt 4:18Walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers: Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.
- Matt 5:1Seeing the multitudes, he went up onto the mountain. When he had sat down, his disciples came to him.
- John 6:1After these things, Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee, which is also called the Sea of Tiberias.
- Matt 15:29–31Jesus departed there, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and sat there.
- Mark 7:31–37Again he departed from the borders of Tyre and Sidon, and came to the sea of Galilee, through the middle of the region of Decapolis.
- Luke 5:1Now while the multitude pressed on him and heard the word of God, he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret.
- John 6:23However boats from Tiberias came near to the place where they ate the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
- Matt 13:2Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach.
- Mark 1:16Passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Josh 12:3and the Arabah to the sea of Chinneroth, eastward, and to the sea of the Arabah, even the Salt Sea, eastward, the way to Beth Jeshimoth; and on the south, under the slopes of Pisgah:
- Isa 9:1But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
- John 21:1After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way.
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