Matthew 8:1

A Leper Cleansed

1 And [when] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Matthew 8:1 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 8:1

When he was come down from the mountain
Into which he went up, and preached the sermon recorded in the "three" preceding chapters:

great multitudes followed him:
which is mentioned, partly to shew, that the people which came from several parts, still continued with him, being affected with his discourses and miracles; and partly on account of the following miracle, of healing the leper, which was not done in a corner, but before great multitudes, who were witnesses of it: though some think this miracle was wrought more privately.

Matthew 8:1 In-Context

1 And [when] he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

2 And behold, a leper approached [and] worshiped him, saying, "Lord, if you are willing, you are able to make me clean."

3 And extending his hand he touched him, saying, "I am willing, be clean." And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4 And Jesus said to him, "See that you tell no one, but go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them."

5 Now [when] he entered Capernaum, a centurion approached him, appealing to him

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle ("came down")