Matthew 15:29
in Matthew 15Moving on from there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then He went up on a mountain and sat down.
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ASV
And Jesus departed thence, and came nigh unto 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.
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This verse in Matthew 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Jesus departed from thence,.... From the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, where he would have been private and retired; but being discovered, and knowing that the fame of this last miracle would make him more public in those parts, he removed, and passed through the midst of the coast of Decapolis, as Mark says, "and came nigh unto the sea of Galilee": the same with the sea of Tiberias.
This site's exposition
came nigh unto the sea of Galilee
on Matthew 15:29-31
Jesus returns toward Galilee and, on Mark's fuller account, into Gentile territory on its eastern shore, where multitudes bring the lame, blind, dumb and maimed to be healed at his feet. The response of the crowd is the notable phrase, they glorified the God of Israel, which Barnes reads as evidence the setting is largely Gentile, since a Jewish crowd would have simply glorified God, not specified whose God he is. The scene answers, in miniature, what the Canaanite woman's story had just argued, that the nations are being drawn to Israel's God through Israel's King.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
It was called also, the sea of Tiberias. It lay on the borders of Galilee, and the city of Tiberias stood on its western shore. It was likewise styled the lake of Gennesareth: perhaps a corruption of Cinnereth, the name by which it was anciently called, Num. xxxiv, 11.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Sea of Galilee - That is, the Lake of Gennesaret. For an account of the principal diseases mentioned here, see the notes at Mat 4:24. Maimed - Those to whom a hand or foot was wanting. See Mat 18:8. To cure them - that is, to restore a hand or foot - was a direct act of creative power. It is no wonder, therefore, that the people wondered. And they glorified the God of Israel - To glorify here means to praise; to acknowledge his power and goodness.
on Matthew 15:29-39
The beginning of this passage contains three points which deserve our special attention. For the present let us dwell exclusively on them. In the first place, let us remark how much more pains people take about the relief of their bodily diseases than about their souls. We read that “ great multitudes came to Jesus having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed and many others.” Many of them, no doubt, had journeyed many miles, andgone through great fatigues. Nothing is so difficult and troublesome as to move sick people.
The words behind it
18 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| μεταβὰς | metabas | having departed | G3327 → | 12 times |
| ἐκεῖθεν | ekeithen | from there | G1564 → | 37 times |
| ὁ | ho | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Ἰησοῦς | iesous | Jesus | G2424 → | 908 times |
| ἦλθεν | elthen | went | G2064 → | 628 times |
| παρὰ | para | along | G3844 → | 192 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| θάλασσαν | thalassan | Sea | G2281 → | 90 times |
| τῆς | tes | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| Γαλιλαίας, | galilaias | of Galilee, | G1056 → | 61 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἀναβὰς | anabas | having gone up | G305 → | 82 times |
| εἰς | eis | on | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὄρος | oros | mountain | G3735 → | 62 times |
| ἐκάθητο | ekatheto | He was sitting | G2521 → | 91 times |
| ἐκεῖ. | ekei | there. | G1563 → | 105 times |
ΚαὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
μεταβὰςhaving departed
metabasG3327 →12 times
ἐκεῖθενfrom there
ekeithenG1564 →37 times
ὁ<the>
hoG3588 →19766 times
ἸησοῦςJesus
iesousG2424 →908 times
ἦλθενwent
elthenG2064 →628 times
παρὰalong
paraG3844 →192 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
θάλασσανSea
thalassanG2281 →90 times
τῆς<the>
tesG3588 →19766 times
Γαλιλαίας,of Galilee,
galilaiasG1056 →61 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἀναβὰςhaving gone up
anabasG305 →82 times
εἰςon
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
ὄροςmountain
orosG3735 →62 times
ἐκάθητοHe was sitting
ekathetoG2521 →91 times
ἐκεῖ.there.
ekeiG1563 →105 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Luke 5:1On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
it leads to
- Mark 1:16–20
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 4:18–22
As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
- Mark 1:16–20
Through
Matthew 5:1When Jesus saw the crowds, He went up on the mountain and sat down. His disciples came to Him,
it leads to
- Mark 3:13
Then Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him.
- Mark 4:1
Once again Jesus began to teach beside the sea, and such a large crowd gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people crowded along the…
- John 6:2–3
A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
- Mark 3:20
Then Jesus went home, and once again a crowd gathered, so that He and His disciples could not even eat.
- Mark 3:13
Through
Matthew 4:18As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
it leads to
- John 1:40–42
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s testimony and followed Jesus.
- John 1:40–42
Through
John 6:1After this, Jesus crossed to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias).
it leads to
- Mark 6:31–44
And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time…
- Mark 6:31–44
Where this verse is studied
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About Matthew
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Gospels; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.