Matthew 19 · Verse 2

Matthew 19:2

And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
Matthew 19:2, King James Version

Matthew 19:2 in other translations

BSBLarge crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
WEBGreat multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
ASVand great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
YLTand great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.
DARBYand great crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
BBEAnd a great number went after him; and he made them well there.
WebsterAnd great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there.

What does Matthew 19:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there--Mark says further (Mr 10:1), that "as He was wont, He taught them there." What we now have on the subject of divorce is some of that teaching. Divorce (Mt 19:3-12).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 2. Mt 19:1

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Great multitudes followed him - Some to be instructed - some to be healed - some through curiosity - and some to ensnare him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 19:1-2

Great multitudes followed Christ. When Christ departs, it is best for us to follow him. They found him as able and ready to help elsewhere, as he had been in Galilee; wherever the Sun of Righteousness arose, it was with healing in his wings.

Read the full comment on Matthew 19:1-2 →

Matthew 19:2 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ἠκολούθησανēkolouthēsanfollowedG190
αὐτῷautōHimG846
ὄχλοιochloicrowdsG3793
πολλοί,polloigreat,G4183
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐθεράπευσενetherapeusenHe healedG2323
αὐτοὺςautousthemG846
ἐκεῖ.ekeithere.G1563

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 19:2

  • Matthew 12:15

    But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;

  • Matthew 15:30-31

    And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

  • Matthew 9:35-36

    And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

  • Matthew 4:23-25

    And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.

  • Mark 6:55-56

    And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.

  • Matthew 14:35-36

    And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased; And besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
4:23-25; 9:35,36; 12:15; 14:35,36; 15:30,31; Mr 6:55,56

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 19:1

    And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan;

  • Matthew 19:2

    And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

  • Matthew 19:3

    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Read all of Matthew 19

Matthew 19:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y le siguieron muchas gentes, y los sanó allí.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et de grandes foules le suivirent, et il les guérit là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es folgten ihm große Volksmengen, und er heilte sie daselbst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et secutæ sunt eum turbæ multæ, et curavit eos ibi.