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International Version</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/matthew/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/matthew/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/matthew/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/matthew/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/matthew/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/matthew/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/matthew/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now when Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/matthew/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/matthew/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/matthew/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When He came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/matthew/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/matthew/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As Jesus came down the mountain, he was followed by large crowds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/matthew/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/matthew/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/matthew/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the hill, large crowds followed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/matthew/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/matthew/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/matthew/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/matthew/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And when he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/matthew/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/matthew/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/matthew/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/matthew/8.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And He having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/matthew/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/matthew/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And having come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/matthew/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />AND when he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/matthew/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And when he had descended from the mountain, great crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/matthew/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />WHEN he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/8.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But when he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/matthew/8.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And when he had come down from the mountain, many multitudes followed him.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/matthew/8.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And many multitudes followed Him, coming down from the mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/matthew/8.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />NOW when he descended from the mount, great multitudes followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/matthew/8.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />When Jesus was come down from the mountain, a great multitude followed him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/matthew/8.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Upon descending from the hill country He was followed by immense crowds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/matthew/8.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And, when He came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/matthew/8.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />Now as he came down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/matthew/8-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=1763" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/matthew/8.htm">The Leper's Prayer</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">When</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/2597.htm" title="2597: Katabantos (V-APA-GMS) -- To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.">came down</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3735.htm" title="3735: orous (N-GNS) -- A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).">mountain,</a> <a href="/greek/4183.htm" title="4183: polloi (Adj-NMP) -- Much, many; often. ">large</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochloi (N-NMP) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowds</a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: ēkolouthēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">followed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">Him.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">2</span>Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-40.htm">Mark 1:40-45</a></span><br />Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Luke 5:12-16</a></span><br />While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. / “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23-25</a></span><br />Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. / News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. / Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Matthew 7:28-29</a></span><br />When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching, / because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-35.htm">Matthew 9:35</a></span><br />Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Matthew 11:4-5</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: / The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5-6</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. / Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-2</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></span><br />saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45-46</a></span><br />A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ / As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/14-1.htm">Leviticus 14:1-32</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, / “This is the law for the one afflicted with a skin disease on the day of his cleansing, when he is brought to the priest. / The priest is to go outside the camp to examine him, and if the skin disease of the afflicted person has healed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-1.htm">2 Kings 5:1-14</a></span><br />Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper. / At this time the Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken a young girl from the land of Israel, and she was serving Naaman’s wife. / She said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-2.htm">Psalm 103:2-3</a></span><br />Bless the LORD, O my soul, and do not forget all His kind deeds— / He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Psalm 107:20</a></span><br />He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.</p><p class="hdg">come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Matthew 5:1</a></b></br> And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:</p><p class="hdg">great.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Matthew 8:18</a></b></br> Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Matthew 4:25</a></b></br> And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and <i>from</i> Decapolis, and <i>from</i> Jerusalem, and <i>from</i> Judaea, and <i>from</i> beyond Jordan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/12-15.htm">Matthew 12:15</a></b></br> But when Jesus knew <i>it</i>, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/matthew/3-16.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/matthew/4-22.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/matthew/7-27.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/4-25.htm">Large</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/matthew/5-14.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/matthew/5-1.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/matthew/7-28.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Numbers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">Country</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/matthew/17-9.htm">Descending</a> <a href="/matthew/8-19.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/matthew/8-10.htm">Followed</a> <a href="/matthew/8-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/matthew/14-14.htm">Immense</a> <a href="/matthew/8-3.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/8-30.htm">Large</a> <a href="/matthew/17-1.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/matthew/14-23.htm">Mountainside</a> <a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/matthew/8-11.htm">Numbers</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-1.htm">Jesus cleanses the leper;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-5.htm">heals the centurion's servant,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Peter's mother in law,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-16.htm">and many others;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-18.htm">shows the cost of following him;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-23.htm">stills the storm on the sea;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-28.htm">drives the demons out of two men possessed;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/matthew/8-31.htm">and tells them to go into the pigs.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mountain is symbolic of divine revelation, reminiscent of Moses receiving the Law on Mount Sinai. In Greek, "καταβάντος" (katabantos) implies a deliberate descent, suggesting Jesus' intentional movement from a place of teaching to one of action. This descent signifies the movement of divine truth into the everyday lives of the people, emphasizing the accessibility of Jesus' teachings.<p><b>large crowds</b><br />The Greek word "ὄχλοι" (ochloi) indicates not just a gathering, but a multitude of people, reflecting Jesus' growing influence and the widespread interest in His message. Historically, this suggests a time of great expectation among the Jewish people, who were yearning for a messianic figure. The presence of large crowds also highlights the magnetic nature of Jesus' ministry, drawing people from various walks of life, eager to witness His miracles and hear His teachings.<p><b>followed Him</b><br />The verb "ἠκολούθησαν" (ēkolouthēsan) is more than just physical following; it implies discipleship and commitment. In the context of the Gospels, following Jesus often meant a willingness to learn from Him and to adopt His way of life. This phrase underscores the call to discipleship, inviting believers to not only observe but to actively participate in the life and mission of Jesus. Historically, this following would have been counter-cultural, as it required leaving behind traditional religious practices and societal norms to embrace a new covenant.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>VIII.</span><p>(1) We enter here on a series of events, following, in St. Matthew's arrangement, on the great discourse. They are common to St. Mark and St. Luke, but are not narrated, as the following table will show, in the same order:--<p><span class= "bld">ST. MATTHEW.</span><p><span class= "bld">ST. MARK.</span><p><span class= "bld">ST. LUKE.</span><p>(1.)The leper (<a href="/context/matthew/8-1.htm" title="When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.">Matthew 8:1-4</a>).<p>(1.)Peter's wife's mother (<a href="/context/mark/1-29.htm" title="And immediately, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John.">Mark 1:29-31</a>).<p>(1.)Peter's wife's mother (<a href="/context/luke/4-38.htm" title="And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they sought him for her.">Luke 4:38-39</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1-ch. 9:34</span> - MESSIAH'S WORK AS COMPLEMENTARY TO HIS TEACHING. We return in this section to matter which resembles that of Mark and Luke, and undoubtedly belongs to the Framework (<span class="accented">vide</span> Introduction). St. Matthew has given a lengthy summary of the teaching of the Christ, and he now supplements it by a summary of his daily work. He is not concerned with the chronological connexion of the incidents here narrated, for this is evidently to him a matter of but secondary importance. He only desires to bring out different aspects of the Lord's life. Thus he notices - <p><span class="Text_Heading">1.</span> Christ's miracles of healing, and the secret of his ability to perform them (vers. 1-17). <p><span class="Text_Heading">2.</span> The personal trials that Christ incurred in his work (ver. 18-<a href="/matthew/9-8.htm">Matthew 9:8</a>). <p><span class="Text_Heading">3.</span> The liberty of the gospel as shown by Christ's treatment of the outcast, and his answer to those who insisted on fasting (<a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">Matthew 9:9-17</a>). . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/matthew/8-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">When</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Jesus]</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">came down</span><br /><span class="grk">Καταβάντος</span> <span class="translit">(Katabantos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2597.htm">Strong's 2597: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go down, come down, either from the sky or from higher land, descend. From kata and the base of basis; to descend.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπὸ</span> <span class="translit">(apo)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(tou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mountain,</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄρους</span> <span class="translit">(orous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3735.htm">Strong's 3735: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">large</span><br /><span class="grk">πολλοί</span> <span class="translit">(polloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4183.htm">Strong's 4183: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many; often. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">crowds</span><br /><span class="grk">ὄχλοι</span> <span class="translit">(ochloi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">followed</span><br /><span class="grk">ἠκολούθησαν</span> <span class="translit">(ēkolouthēsan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Him.</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῷ</span> <span class="translit">(autō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. 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