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Selected Verse: Matthew 8:18 - Strong Concordance
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Mt 8:18 |
Strong Concordance |
Now [1161] when Jesus [2424] saw [1492] great [4183] multitudes [3793] about [4012] him [846], he gave commandment [2753] to depart [565] unto [1519] the other side [4008]. |
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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 [1161] Jesus [2424], walking [4043] by [3844] the sea [2281] of Galilee [1056], saw [1492] two [1417] brethren [80], Simon [4613] called [3004] Peter [4074], and [2532] Andrew [406] his [846] brother [80], casting [906] a net [293] into [1519] the sea [2281]: for [1063] they were [2258] fishers [231].
28 And [2532] when he [846] was come [2064] to [1519] the other side [4008] into [1519] the country [5561] of the Gergesenes [1086], there met [5221] him [846] two [1417] possessed with devils [1139], coming [1831] out of [1537] the tombs [3419], exceeding [3029] fierce [5467], so that [5620] no [3361] man [5100] might [2480] pass [3928] by [1223] that [1565] way [3598].