Matthew 8:1 Meaning and Explanation
“When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Having finished the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus descends, and large crowds follow Him.
What Does Matthew 8:1 Mean?
These words form a hinge in Matthew's Gospel. The mountain is where Jesus has just delivered the great sermon (chapters 5-7), teaching with an authority that astonished His hearers. Now He comes down into the press of ordinary need, and the multitudes who heard Him preach come with Him.
The One who spoke such words does not retreat into the heights. He descends to where the sick and the burdened wait. The crowds that follow show a longing awakened by His teaching, and the chapter that follows will reveal that His power matches His words. He who taught the way of the kingdom now begins to demonstrate it in deeds of mercy.
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What does Matthew 8:1 mean?
Having finished the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus descends, and large crowds follow Him.