Matthew 8:1 (YLT)

Passage

And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

Nearby Context

Matthew 8:1 And when he came down from the mount, great multitudes did follow him,

Matthew 8:2 and lo, a leper having come, was bowing to him, saying, `Sir, if thou art willing, thou art able to cleanse me;'

Matthew 8:3 and having stretched forth the hand, Jesus touched him, saying, `I will, be thou cleansed,' and immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "down", "mount", "great", "multitudes", and "follow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "down", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and lo a leper having come was...", so "came" 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 "came" and "down" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.