Matthew 8:18
“¶ Now when Iesus saw great multitudes about him, hee gaue commaundement to depart vnto the other side.”
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Matthew 8:18 Context
16¶ When the Euen was come, they brought vnto him many that were possessed with deuils: and hee cast out the spirits with his worde, and healed all that were sicke, 17That it might be fulfilled which which was spoken by Esaias the Prophet, saying, Himselfe tooke our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18¶ Now when Iesus saw great multitudes about him, hee gaue commaundement to depart vnto the other side. 19And a certaine Scribe came, and said vnto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoeuer thou goest. 20And Iesus saith vnto him, The Foxes haue holes, and the birds of the ayre haue nests: but the sonne of man hath not where to lay his head.
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Other Translations for Matthew 8:18
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
- King James Version
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side {of the sea.}
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
- Basic English Bible
And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
- Darby Bible
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart to the other side.
- Webster's Bible
Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
- Weymouth Bible
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
- World English Bible
And Jhesus say myche puple aboute him, and bade hise disciplis go ouer the watir.
- Wycliffe Bible
And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 8:18
8:18 He commanded to go to the other side - That both himself and the people might have a little rest.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 8:18
Mt 8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him. The multitudes had gathered to listen to his teaching, or to behold his miracles. The sea was only six miles wide, and the Savior often crossed it in order to secure retirement. There is no deep recess in the eastern hills; no towns along its banks corresponding to those in the plain of Gennesareth.