Ministering to the Multitude

Jesus(A) departed with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed from Galilee,(B) Judea,(C) Jerusalem,(D) Idumea, beyond the Jordan,(E) and around Tyre(F) and Sidon.(G) The large crowd came to Him because they heard about everything He was doing. Then He told His disciples to have a small boat(H) ready for Him, so the crowd would not crush Him.

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Crowds Follow Jesus(A)

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.(B) When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.(C) Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him.

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