Matthew 12:15 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 12:15

Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

BSB

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ASV

And Jesus perceiving it withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all,

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

But when Jesus knew it,.... Their consultation against him, as he did, not by any discovery made to him by men, but as the omniscient God; he withdrew himself from thence; from the synagogue and city, where he was, to the sea of Galilee, and his disciples with him, as Mark observes; not through fear, but because his time was not yet come, that he must suffer and die for his people; he had some other work to do first, and therefore rightly and wisely provides for his safety.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Letter 121, Chapter 2 (420)

What does it mean that it is written in Matthew: 'A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench' (Matthew 12:20). For the explanation of this passage, the whole testimony that Matthew takes from the Prophet Isaiah must be set forth, even the words of Isaiah (Isaiah 42): according to the Septuagint interpreters and the Hebrew itself, to which Theodotus, Aquila, and Symmachus agree. Thus of the four Evangelists, only Matthew relates: "And Jesus knowing it, retired from thence: and many followed him, and he healed them all.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Christ did not retire for his own ease, nor seek an excuse to leave off his work; no, his retirements were filled up with business, and he was even then doing good, when he was forced to flee for the same. Thus he gave an example to his ministers, to do what they can, when they cannot do what they would, and to continue teaching, even when they are removed into corners.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Jesus - withdrew himself from thence - It is the part of prudence and Christian charity not to provoke, if possible, the blind and the hardened; and to take from them the occasion of sin. A man of God is not afraid of persecution; but, as his aim is only to do good, by proclaiming every where the grace of the Lord Jesus, he departs from any place when he finds the obstacles to the accomplishment of his end are, humanly speaking, invincible, and that he can not do good without being the means of much evil.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ὁ	Ho	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	And	G1161 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
γνοὺς	gnous	having known	G1097 →
ἀνεχώρησεν	anechōrēsen	He withdrew	G402 →
ἐκεῖθεν,	ekeithen	from there,	G1564 →
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἠκολούθησαν	ēkolouthēsan	followed	G190 →
αὐτῷ	autō	Him	G846 →
ὄχλοι	ochloi	multitudes	G3793 →
πολλοί,	polloi	great,	G4183 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἐθεράπευσεν	etherapeusen	He healed	G2323 →
αὐτοὺς	autous	them	G846 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
leads to
- Matthew 16:28
  Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”
- John 11:53–54
  So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.
Through
John 7:1
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
leads to
- John 5:16–18
  Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jews began to persecute Him.
- John 4:3
  He left Judea and returned to Galilee.
- Matthew 21:38
  But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
- John 7:19
  Has not Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps it. Why are you trying to kill Me?”
- Matthew 10:23
  When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Through
John 11:54
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
leads to
- John 7:1
  After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

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Where the connections lead

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06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew