Matthew 8:18 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 8:18

When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Cyril of Alexandria

FRAGMENT 97 (444)

But it is only to the disciples that Jesus "gave orders to cross over to the other side," lest, from the crowds pressing about him, his disciples should be prevented from hearing those very teachings that were most appropriate for them. To the disciples he revealed God's future mysteries more deeply than in the things that were spoken to the crowds only "in parables." Only the disciples had left behind all present goods and followed him through love of learning.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him,.... Who got together, partly out of novelty to see his person, of whom they had heard so much; and partly to see the miracles he wrought: some came to have their bodily diseases healed; few, if any, to hear the Gospel preached by him, and for the good of their immortal souls: the most part came with some sinister, selfish, and carnal views, wherefore he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here we find, (1.) That Peter had a wife, and yet was called to be an apostle of Christ; and Christ countenanced the marriage state, by being thus kind to his wife's relations. The church of Rome, therefore, which forbids ministers to marry, goes contrary to that apostle from whom they pretend to derive an infallibility. (2.) That Peter had a house, though Christ had not,

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus was the disciple better provided for than his Lord. (3.) That he had a house at Capernaum, though he was originally of Bethsaida; it is probably, he removed to Capernaum, when Christ removed thither, and made that his principal residence. Note, It is worth while to change our quarters, that we may be near to Christ, and have opportunities of converse with him.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Unto the other side - Jesus was now in Capernaum, a city at the northwest corner of the Sea of Tiberias, or Sea of Galilee. See the notes at Mat 4:18. The country to which he purposed to go was the region on the east of the Sea of Tiberias.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἰδὼν	Idōn	Having seen	G1492 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦς	Iēsous	Jesus	G2424 →
ὄχλον	ochlon	crowd	G3793 →
περὶ	peri	around	G4012 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Him	G846 →
ἐκέλευσεν	ekeleusen	He commanded	G2753 →
ἀπελθεῖν	apelthein	to depart	G565 →
εἰς	eis	to	G1519 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
πέραν.	peran	other side.	G4008 →

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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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
Luke 8:22
One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.
leads to
- Matthew 8:23–27
  When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 4:35–41
  When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
Through
Matthew 14:22
Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
leads to
- John 6:15–21
  Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 6:45–51
  Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
Through
John 6:15
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and make Him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by Himself.
leads to
- John 18:36
  Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
Through
Mark 4:35
When that evening came, He said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side.”
leads to
- Matthew 14:22
  Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 8:25
  “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!”
- Luke 8:22
  One day Jesus said to His disciples, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So He got into a boat with them and set out.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

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