Matthew 8:1
New International Version
When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.

New Living Translation
Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.

English Standard Version
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

Berean Literal Bible
And He having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him.

King James Bible
When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

New King James Version
When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

New American Standard Bible
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

NASB 1995
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

NASB 1977
And when He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now when Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

Amplified Bible
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

Christian Standard Bible
When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

American Standard Version
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

Contemporary English Version
As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds.

English Revised Version
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Good News Translation
When Jesus came down from the hill, large crowds followed him.

International Standard Version
When Jesus came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.

Majority Standard Bible
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

NET Bible
After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

New Heart English Bible
And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Webster's Bible Translation
When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

Weymouth New Testament
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

World English Bible
When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him,

Berean Literal Bible
And He having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him.

Young's Literal Translation
And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

Smith's Literal Translation
And having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
AND when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him:

Catholic Public Domain Version
And when he had descended from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

New American Bible
When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

New Revised Standard Version
When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
WHEN he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And when he had come down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.

Godbey New Testament
And many multitudes followed Him, coming down from the mountain.

Haweis New Testament
NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him.

Mace New Testament
When Jesus was come down from the mountain, a great multitude followed him.

Weymouth New Testament
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.

Worrell New Testament
And, when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

Worsley New Testament
Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Leper's Prayer
1When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. 2Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”…

Cross References
Mark 1:40-45
Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...

Luke 5:12-16
While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ...

Matthew 4:23-25
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. / Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 7:28-29
When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Matthew 9:35
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

Matthew 11:4-5
Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: / The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

Isaiah 53:4
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

Isaiah 35:5-6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Isaiah 61:1-2
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

Exodus 15:26
saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Leviticus 13:45-46
A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.

Leviticus 14:1-32
Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ...

2 Kings 5:1-14
Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...

Psalm 103:2-3
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— / He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

Psalm 107:20
He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.


Treasury of Scripture

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.

come.

Matthew 5:1
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

great.

Matthew 8:18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

Matthew 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

Matthew 12:15
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

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Matthew 8
1. Jesus cleanses the leper;
5. heals the centurion's servant,
14. Peter's mother in law,
16. and many others;
18. shows the cost of following him;
23. stills the storm on the sea;
28. drives the demons out of two men possessed;
31. and tells them to go into the pigs.














When Jesus came down from the mountain
This phrase marks a transition from the Sermon on the Mount, a pivotal teaching moment in Jesus' ministry. The mountain is symbolic of divine revelation, reminiscent of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. In Greek, "καταβάντος" (katabantos) implies a deliberate descent, suggesting Jesus' intentional movement from a place of teaching to one of action. This descent signifies the movement of divine truth into the everyday lives of the people, emphasizing the accessibility of Jesus' teachings.

large crowds
The Greek word "ὄχλοι" (ochloi) indicates not just a gathering, but a multitude of people, reflecting Jesus' growing influence and the widespread interest in His message. Historically, this suggests a time of great expectation among the Jewish people, who were yearning for a messianic figure. The presence of large crowds also highlights the magnetic nature of Jesus' ministry, drawing people from various walks of life, eager to witness His miracles and hear His teachings.

followed Him
The verb "ἠκολούθησαν" (ēkolouthēsan) is more than just physical following; it implies discipleship and commitment. In the context of the Gospels, following Jesus often meant a willingness to learn from Him and to adopt His way of life. This phrase underscores the call to discipleship, inviting believers to not only observe but to actively participate in the life and mission of Jesus. Historically, this following would have been counter-cultural, as it required leaving behind traditional religious practices and societal norms to embrace a new covenant.

VIII.

(1) We enter here on a series of events, following, in St. Matthew's arrangement, on the great discourse. They are common to St. Mark and St. Luke, but are not narrated, as the following table will show, in the same order:--

ST. MATTHEW.

ST. MARK.

ST. LUKE.

(1.)The leper (Matthew 8:1-4).

(1.)Peter's wife's mother (Mark 1:29-31).

(1.)Peter's wife's mother (Luke 4:38-39). . . .

Verse 1-ch. 9:34 - MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (vide Introduction). St. Matthew has given a lengthy summary of the teaching of the Christ, and he now supplements it by a summary of his daily work. He is not concerned with the chronological connexion of the incidents here narrated, for this is evidently to him a matter of but secondary importance. He only desires to bring out different aspects of the Lord's life. Thus he notices -

1. Christ's miracles of healing, and the secret of his ability to perform them (vers. 1-17).

2. The personal trials that Christ incurred in his work (ver. 18-Matthew 9:8).

3. The liberty of the gospel as shown by Christ's treatment of the outcast, and his answer to those who insisted on fasting (Matthew 9:9-17). . . .

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus]
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

came down
Καταβάντος (Katabantos)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2597: To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

mountain,
ὄρους (orous)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).

large
πολλοί (polloi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4183: Much, many; often.

crowds
ὄχλοι (ochloi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3793: From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.

followed
ἠκολούθησαν (ēkolouthēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 190: To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.

Him.
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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