Great multitudes (οχλο πολλο). Note the plural, not just one crowd, but crowds and crowds. And from all parts of Palestine includi…

From Decapolis. Decapolis was the name of a region within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, primarily east of the Jordan. It re…

Decapolis — The district with this name was formed by the Romans after their first conquest of Syria in 65 B.C. and, roughly speak…

Such a teacher is sure to have a following. Yet how small His spiritual following compared with the "great multitudes" who outwardly came to Him! O…

Pseudo-Chrysostom: When kings are preparing to go to war against their enemies, they first gather an army and then go o…

This section summarizes Jesus’ spreading of the news of the kingdom. Summaries are common to narrative literature; but the one before us, with its …

And there followed him great multitudes of people
Some on one account, and some on another; some out of good will, o…

Wherever Christ went, He confirmed His Divine mission by miracles, which were emblems of the healing power of His doctrine and the influences of th…

It is the custom among kings that when they have gathered an army, they go out to war. So Christ, having gathered an army of Apostles, goes out to …