Matthew 12:15

Translations

Modern

Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

Traditional

But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

Literal

And Jesus, having known, withdrew from there. And many crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

Latin

Jesus autem sciens recessit inde: et secuti sunt eum multi, et curavit eos omnes:

Original

Greek

English

Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

Notes

Matthew 12:15–21

This summary of the ministry of Jesus explains that Jesus is the Messiah, God's servant who will bring salvation to all nations (see Isaiah 42:1–4).

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Servant Social Justice The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Healing Multitudesc. AD 28

Related verses

Mark 3:7–12
So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Matthew 10:23
When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
John 7:1
After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.
Matthew 19:2
Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
John 11:54
As a result, Jesus no longer went about publicly among the Jews, but He withdrew to a town called Ephraim in an area near the wilderness. And He stayed there with the disciples.
Mark 6:56
And wherever He went—villages and towns and countrysides—they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
John 10:40–42
Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
Matthew 4:23–25
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Luke 6:12
In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
1 Peter 2:21
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
John 9:4
While it is daytime, we must do the works of Him who sent Me. Night is coming, when no one can work.
Galatians 6:9
Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Parallels

Isaiah 42:1–9

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Heal, Healing Jesus Christ Miracle

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Withdraws from Capernaum to Lake Galilee, where he Heals Many Persecution: Lawful Means May be Used to Escape Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Meekness and Want of Ostentatious: Fulfilled Prophecies Respecting Christ: His Tenderness and Compassion: Fulfilled Prudence in Avoiding his Enemies Strife: Christ, an Example of Avoiding

Matthew 12:15

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