And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.
Parallel translations
- WEB Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
- BSB The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- NKJV Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- NASB Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
- NLT Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.
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Quick answer
Great crowds from many regions follow Jesus. It sets the scene for the Sermon on the Mount and shows His widening influence.
Overview
People stream to Jesus from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan, indicating broad and even partly Gentile interest. The large following provides the audience for the teaching that immediately follows. The gathering of the multitudes anticipates the great assembly Christ will draw from all nations.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Luke 6:17And 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;
- Mark 5:20And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
- Mark 7:31And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
- Mark 3:7–8But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judaea,
- Matt 19:2And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
- Mark 6:2And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
- Matt 8:1When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
- Matt 12:15But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
- Matt 5:1And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
- Luke 6:19And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all.
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