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Matthew 19:2

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 19:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
Matthew 19:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 19

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the Jordan;
2and great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.
3And there came unto him Pharisees, trying him, and saying, Is it lawful [for a man] to put away his wife for every cause?
4And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made [them] from the beginning made them male and female,
5and said, For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall become one flesh?
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And great multitudes followed him, etc.] The Persic version adds, “of the sick and diseased”; but all that followed him were not such, though some were: these came not only from Galilee, but from the adjacent parts, from the country beyond Jordan, and the coasts of Judea, where he had been formerly; and who resort to him again, as Mark observes; and whom, according to his usual manner, he taught and instructed in the knowledge of divine things, and confirmed his doctrines by miracles: and he healed them there; in the above mentioned places, even as many of them as were sick and diseased.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there--Mark says further (Mar 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 (Mat 19:3-12).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Multitudes followed him, and he healed them there - That is, wheresoever they followed him. Matthew 19:3”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Mat 4:23-25, Mat 9:35, Mat 9:36, Mat 12:15, Mat 14:35, Mat 14:36, Mat 15:30, Mat 15:31; Mar 6:55, Mar 6:56 Matthew 19:3”
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