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Jesus therefore, perceiving that they were about to come and take him by force, to make him king, withdrew again into the mountain by himself.
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A Different Kind of Kingdom
Commentators unanimously explain that after the miracle, the crowd wanted to force Jesus to be a political and military king who would provide food and overthrow Rome. Jesus immediately withdrew, demonstrating that His kingdom is not of this world. He rejected worldly power and popular acclaim to remain true to His spiritual mission.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
When Jesus perceived, etc. They were satisfied by the miracle that he was the Messiah. They supposed that the Messiah was to be a temporal…
Perceiving (γνους). Second aorist active participle of γινωσκω. It was not hard for Christ to read the mind of this excited mob.
19th Century
Anglican
When Jesus therefore perceived... John has told us of the effect of the sign on the multitude. He also knows the reason f…
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Baptist
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world. When Jesu…
The desire of the multitude to make Jesus king marks both the height of his popularity and the moment of decision for him. They wanted someone to r…
16th Century
Protestant
To make him a king. When those men intended to give Christ the title and honor of king, there was some basis for what they did. But they e…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When Jesus therefore perceived As being the omniscient God, who knew their hearts, and the secret thoughts and purpo…
Here were Christ's disciples in the way of duty, and Christ was praying for them; yet they were in distress. There may be perils and afflictions of…
13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the Evangelist told us about the miracle of the loaves and fishes. Now he shows the threefold effect this miracle had on the …
