Matthew Chapter 12 verse 15 Holy Bible
And Jesus perceiving `it' withdrew from thence: and many followed him; and he healed them all,
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And Jesus, having knowledge of this, went away from there, and a great number went after him; and he made them all well,
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But Jesus knowing [it], withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:
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But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
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Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,
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and Jesus having known, withdrew thence, and there followed him great multitudes, and he healed them all,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15-21. - Jesus withdraws, and although many follow him and are healed by him, he charges them not to make him known, thus fulfilling the prophecy of the Ideal Israelite, who is the object of God's love and delight, and will receive his Spirit and declare the revelation of him to the Gentiles; he will not strive or exalt himself, or use harshness towards the weak; and his meekness shall last until he has succeeded in his purpose of revealing God to men; for he shall succeed, and he shall be the object of the Gentiles' hope. Verse 15. - Vers. 15, 16 are found essentially in Mark 3:7, 12; the remainder of this section, the application of prophecy. here only. But when Jesus knew it; and Jesus perceiving it (Revised Version). Whether by his own unaided powers, or by intelligence brought him, is not stated. He withdrew himself (cf. Matthew 4:12, he departed, note) from thence. We see from the next clause that this withdrawal was not into any very retired spot, but rather away front the town in which he had been. His motives may have been partly to carry on his work more quietly elsewhere (fulfilling his own injunction, Matthew 10:23), and partly to avoid stirring up the excitement of partisans like those who a little later wished to seize him by force and make him king (John 6:15, where observe "withdrew"). And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. Almost verbally in Matthew 19:2.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) He withdrew himself from thence.--The coalition of the two dominant parties led to a temporary retirement from Capernaum as the usual scene of His labours. In this matter He was setting forth in act, as an example, the rule which He had previously given as a precept (Matthew 10:23).He healed them all--i.e., all that had need of healing, and fulfilled its conditions.
