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Luke 6:17
Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus descends with His disciples and stands on a level place immediately after naming His twelve apostles. A large crowd of disciples and multitudes from Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon gather around Him.
The words — καταβὰς (katabas) means "having descended," and πεδινοῦ (pedinou) translates as "level." These terms mark His deliberate movement from elevation to a flat, accessible gathering space.
The thread — The gathering of diverse crowds to hear and be healed parallels the compassion and healing in Matthew 14:14. This geographic reach contrasts with the judgment pronounced on Chorazin and Bethsaida in Matthew 11:21.
Why it lands — The text records a physical descent and a flat location where multitudes come to hear and receive healing. It asks a reader to note the deliberate positioning of Jesus among diverse crowds before engaging in teaching and ministry.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases;
Cross-references
- Matthew 11:21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
- Psalms 107:17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
- Matthew 14:14 When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
- Psalms 103:3 He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 12:15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
- Mark 3:7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
- Matthew 15:21 Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.
- Mark 7:24 Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.
- Luke 5:15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.