Parallel Verses
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.
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
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.
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 This was to fulfill what was declared by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "It was he who took our illnesses away and removed our diseases." 18 When Jesus saw the large crowds around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the Sea of Galilee. 19 Just then, a scribe came up and told him, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
Cross References
Mark 4:35
That day, when evening had come, he told them, "Let's cross to the other side."
Luke 8:22
One day, Jesus and his disciples got into a boat. He told them, "Let's cross to the other side of the lake." So they started out.
Matthew 14:22
Jesus immediately had the disciples get into a boat and cross to the other side ahead of him, while he sent the crowds away.
John 6:15
Then Jesus, realizing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, withdrew again to the hillside by himself.
Matthew 8:1
When Jesus came down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.
Mark 1:35-38
In the morning, while it was still very dark, Jesus got up and went to a deserted place and prayed there.
Mark 5:21
When Jesus again had crossed to the other side in a boat, a large crowd gathered around him by the seashore.
Mark 6:45
Jesus immediately had his disciples get into a boat and cross to Bethsaida ahead of him, while he sent the crowd away.
Mark 8:13
Leaving them, he got into a boat again and crossed to the other side.
Luke 4:42-43
At daybreak he left and went to a deserted place, while the crowds kept looking for him. When they came to him, they tried to keep him from leaving them.