Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake,
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.
American Standard Version
Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandments to depart unto 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.
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 in order that this prediction of the Prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled, "He took on Him our weaknesses, and bore the burden of our diseases." 18 Seeing great crowds about Him Jesus had given directions to cross to the other side of the Lake, 19 when a Scribe came and said to Him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Cross References
Mark 4:35
The same day, in the evening, He said to them, "Let us cross to the other side."
Luke 8:22
One day He went on board a boat--both He and his disciples; and He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the Lake." So they set sail.
Matthew 14:22
Immediately afterwards He made the disciples go on board the boat and cross to the opposite shore, leaving Him to dismiss the people.
John 6:15
Perceiving, however, that they were about to come and carry Him off by force to make Him a king, Jesus withdrew again up the hill alone by Himself.
Matthew 8:1
Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.
Mark 1:35-38
In the morning He rose early, while it was still quite dark, and leaving the house He went away to a solitary place and there prayed.
Mark 5:21
When Jesus had re-crossed in the boat to the other side, a vast multitude came crowding to Him; and He was on the shore of the Lake,
Mark 6:45
Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to dismiss the crowd.
Mark 8:13
So He left them, went on board again, and came away to the other side.
Luke 4:42-43
Next morning, at daybreak, He left the town and went away to a solitary place; but the people flocked out to find Him, and, coming to the place where He was, they endeavoured to detain Him that He might not leave them.