The Cost of Following
Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there. Matthew 19:2 · Berean Standard Bible
Large crowds follow Jesus, and He heals them along the way. Even on the road, He doesn't stop caring for people.
Jesus never treats people as interruptions. His compassion is constant, even when He's headed somewhere important.
The narrator captures Jesus' heart for people.
The crowds keep coming, and Jesus keeps healing. His love doesn't take a break just because He's on a journey.
Large crowds follow Jesus into the Transjordan region, and He heals them — continuing His pattern of compassionate ministry alongside teaching.
Matthew frequently pairs healing with teaching to present Jesus as both authoritative teacher and compassionate healer.
The narrator summarizes Jesus' ongoing ministry of healing.
Even in transit, Jesus' compassion draws crowds and moves Him to heal, demonstrating that His mission is not interrupted by the journey.
1When Jesus had finished saying these things, He left Galilee and went into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
2Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
4Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
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