Matthew 8:18

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd ¹  around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake. ² 

biblegateway Mat 8:18

When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake.

biblegateway Mat 8:18

Now when Jesus saw a crowd around Him, He gave orders to depart to the other side of the sea.

biblegateway Mat 8:18

When Jesus noticed how large the crowd was growing, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake.

biblegateway Mat 8:18

When Jesus saw that a curious crowd was growing by the minute, he told his disciples to get him out of there to the other side of the lake.

SABDAweb Mat 8:18

Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

bibleoremus Mat 8:18

Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.

biblegateway Mat 8:18

And when Jesus saw great multitudes about Him, He gave a command to depart to the other side.

biblegateway Mat 8:18

Now when Jesus saw a large crowd ¹  around him, he gave orders to go to the other side of the lake. ² 

¹ tc ‡ Codex B and some Sahidic mss read simply ὄχλον (oclon, “crowd”), the reading that NA²⁷ follows; the first hand of א, as well as ˹ and a few others, has ὄχλους (oclous, “crowds”); other witnesses read πολὺν ὄχλον (polun oclon, “a large crowd”). But the reading most likely to be original seems to be πολλούς ὄχλους (pollou" oclou"). It is found in א² C L Θ 0233 ˹³ 33 Ï lat; it is judged to be superior on internal grounds (the possibility of accidental omission of πολλούς/πολύν in isolated witnesses) and, to a lesser extent, external grounds (geographically widespread, various texttypes). For reasons of English style, however, this phrase has been translated as “a large crowd.”

² tn The phrase “of the lake” is not in the Greek text but is clearly implied; it has been supplied here for clarity.