Bible Strands
Matthew 12:15
Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus acts immediately after the Pharisees plot His death, withdrawing from their territory while large crowds follow and receive healing.
The words — γνοὺς (gnous) translates literally as "having known" or "being aware," and ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen) means "He withdrew."
The thread — This sequence of calculated withdrawal followed by mass healing and crowd following recurs in Mark 3:7 and Matthew 19:2, while the flight pattern aligns with Matthew 10:23.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus' deliberate departure from danger and His unconditional healing of followers. Readers must accept that divine action proceeds independently of human opposition, requiring a posture of observation rather than demand.
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The Greek words
King James Version
But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Cross-references
- Mark 3:7 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.
- Matthew 19:2 Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
- Luke 6:12 In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- 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.