Matthew Chapter 8 verse 18 Holy Bible
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.
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Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
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And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
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Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
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Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
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And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18-ch. 9:8. - 2. Incidents grouped round the thought of the external trials endured by Christ in his work. (1) No settled home (vers. 19-22). (2) His exposure to the elements (vers. 23-27). (3) His rejection by Gadarenes (vers. 28-34). . . .
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) To depart unto the other side--i.e., the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Here, too, though less conspicuously than in the other Gospels, there is indicated the yearning for a time of rest and retirement.