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Selected Verse: Matthew 8:18 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mt 8:18 |
King James |
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| 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. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| He commanded to go to the other side - That both himself and the people might have a little rest. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Unto the other side - Viz. of the lake of Genesareth, whence he proceeded to the country of the Gergesenes, Mat 8:28. |
18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
28 And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.