'Crowds' in the Bible
And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.
But seeing the crowds, he went up into the mountain, and having sat down, his disciples came to him;
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine,
And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.
And Jesus, seeing great crowds around him, commanded to depart to the other side.
But the crowds seeing it, were in fear, and glorified God who gave such power to men.
And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.
But when he saw the crowds he was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed, and cast away as sheep not having a shepherd.
But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?
But Jesus knowing it, withdrew thence, and great crowds followed him; and he healed them all:
And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David?
But while he was yet speaking to the crowds, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
And great crowds were gathered together to him, so that going on board ship himself he sat down, and the whole crowd stood on the shore.
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and without a parable he did not speak to them,
Then, having dismissed the crowds, he went into the house; and his disciples came to him, saying, Expound to us the parable of the darnel of the field.
And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard of it followed him on foot from the cities.
But when even was come, his disciples came to him saying, The place is desert, and much of the day time already gone by; dismiss the crowds, that they may go into the villages and buy food for themselves.
And having commanded the crowds to recline upon the grass, having taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed: and having broken the loaves, he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds.
And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds.
And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,
and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:
so that the crowds wondered, seeing dumb speaking, crippled sound, lame walking, and blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.
And he commanded the crowds to lie down on the ground;
And, having dismissed the crowds, he went on board ship and came to the borders of Magadan.
and great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed be he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.
And the crowds said, This is Jesus the prophet who is from Nazareth of Galilee.
And seeking to lay hold of him, they were afraid of the crowds, because they held him for a prophet.
And when the crowds heard it they were astonished at his doctrine.
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples,
In that hour Jesus said to the crowds, Are ye come out as against a robber with swords and sticks to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye did not seize me.
But the chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds that they should beg for Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.