Matthew 8:1 (DBY)

Passage

And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:1 And when he had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.

Matthew 8:2 And behold, a leper came up to [him] and did him homage, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou art able to cleanse me.

Matthew 8:3 And he stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, I will; be cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "come", "down", "mountain", "great", "crowds", and "followed". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "come" and "down", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And behold a leper came up to...", so "come" and "down" should be read forward into that movement. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "come" and "down" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.