Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 8:18 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.”
Matthew 8:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with {his} word, and healed all that were sick:
That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare {our} sicknesses.
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air {have} nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay {his} head.
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