Jesus Cleanses a Man

8 When Jesus^[a] had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him,

Would-Be Followers of Jesus

¹⁸ Now when Jesus saw great crowds^[a] around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.^(A)

²⁵ And great crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.^(A)

The Beatitudes

5 When Jesus^[a] saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.^(B)

¹⁵ But now more than ever the word about Jesus^[a] spread abroad; many crowds were gathering to hear him and to be cured of their diseases.^(A)

A Multitude at the Seaside

⁷ Jesus departed with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him;^(A)

Jesus Heals Two Blind Men

²⁹ As they were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him.

² Large crowds followed him, and he cured them there.^(A)

The Cost of Discipleship

²⁵ Now large crowds were traveling with him, and he turned and said to them, ²⁶ “Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple.^{(A) 27} Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.^(B)

³⁰ Great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the maimed, the mute, and many others. They put them at his feet, and he cured them,^(A)

God’s Chosen Servant

¹⁵ When Jesus became aware of this, he departed. Many^[a] followed him, and he cured all of them,^(A)