Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side.
New American Standard Bible
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him,
King James Version
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Holman Bible
When Jesus saw large crowds
International Standard Version
When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
A Conservative Version
Now when Jesus saw many multitudes around him, he commanded to depart to the other side.
Amplified
Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to cast off for the other side of the Sea of Galilee.
An Understandable Version
Now when Jesus saw large crowds around Him, He gave orders [i.e., to His followers] to leave for the other side [i.e., to go from the west to the east side of Lake Galilee].
Anderson New Testament
But when Jesus saw many multitudes about him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
Bible in Basic English
Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.
Common New Testament
Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Now Jesus perceiving the crowd about him, gave orders to pass over to the other side of the lake.
Darby Translation
And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
Godbey New Testament
And Jesus seeing the multitudes about Him, gave command to go away to the other side.
Goodspeed New Testament
Then Jesus, seeing a crowd about him, gave orders to cross to the other side.
John Wesley New Testament
And Jesus seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to go to the other side.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesus seeing many crowds about him, encouraged to go away beyond.
King James 2000
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now [when] Jesus saw many crowds around him, he gave orders to depart to the other side.
Modern King James verseion
And seeing great crowds, Jesus gave orders to depart to the other side.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Jesus saw much people about him, he commanded to go over the water.
Moffatt New Testament
When Jesus saw crowds round him he gave orders for crossing to the other side.
Montgomery New Testament
When Jesus saw the great crowds about him, he had given directions to cross to the other side,
NET Bible
Now when Jesus saw a large crowd around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake.
New Heart English Bible
Now when Jesus saw large crowds around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
Noyes New Testament
And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, gave orders to depart to the other side.
Sawyer New Testament
And Jesus seeing great multitudes around him commanded them to go away to the other side.
The Emphasized Bible
Now Jesus, seeing a multitude about him, gave orders to depart unto the other side.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave orders to pass to the other side.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
Webster
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart to the other side.
Weymouth New Testament
Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
Williams New Testament
Now Jesus, because He saw a crowd about Him, gave orders to cross to the other side.
World English Bible
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes around him, he gave the order to depart to the other side.
Worrell New Testament
And Jesus, seeing a multitude about Him, gave orders to depart to the other side.
Worsley New Testament
But when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, he gave orders for departing to the other side of the lake.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesus having seen great multitudes about him, did command to depart to the other side;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 8:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Would-Be Followers
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bare our diseases. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto the other side. 19 And there came a scribe, and said unto him, Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
Cross References
Mark 4:35
And on that day, when even was come, he saith unto them, Let us go over unto the other side.
Luke 8:22
Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.
Matthew 14:22
And straightway he constrained the disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side, till he should send the multitudes away.
John 6:15
Jesus therefore perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain himself alone.
Matthew 8:1
And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Mark 1:35-38
And in the morning, a great while before day, he rose up and went out, and departed into a desert place, and there prayed.
Mark 5:21
And when Jesus had crossed over again in the boat unto the other side, a great multitude was gathered unto him; and he was by the sea.
Mark 6:45
And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the boat, and to go before him unto the other side to Bethsaida, while he himself sendeth the multitude away.
Mark 8:13
And he left them, and again entering into the boat departed to the other side.
Luke 4:42-43
And when it was day, he came out and went into a desert place: and the multitudes sought after him, and came unto him, and would have stayed him, that he should not go from them.