² And ^(A)large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.

God's Chosen Servant

¹⁵ Jesus, aware of this, ^(A)withdrew from there. And ^(B)many followed him, and he healed them all

⁵⁵ and ran about the whole region and began to bring ^(A)the sick people ^(B)on their beds to wherever they heard he was. ⁵⁶ And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ^(C)they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even ^(D)the fringe of his garment. And ^(E)as many as touched it were made well.

³⁰ And great crowds came to him, bringing with them ^(A)the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them, ^31 (B)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, ^(C)the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And ^(D)they glorified ^(E)the God of Israel.

³⁵ And when the men of that place recognized him, they sent around to all that region and ^(A)brought to him all who were sick ³⁶ and implored him that they might only touch ^(B)the fringe of his garment. And ^(C)as many as touched it were made well.

The Harvest Is Plentiful, the Laborers Few

^35 (A)And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. ^36 (B)When he saw the crowds, ^(C)he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, ^(D)like sheep without a shepherd.

Jesus Ministers to Great Crowds

^23 (A)And he went throughout all Galilee, ^(B)teaching in their synagogues and ^(C)proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and ^(D)healing every disease and every affliction among the people. ²⁴ So his fame spread throughout all ^(E)Syria, and ^(F)they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and ^(G)pains, ^(H)those oppressed by demons, ^(I)those having seizures, and ^(J)paralytics, and he healed them. ^25 (K)And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the ^(L)Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.