01.062. Jesus Withdraws To The Sea

Jesus Withdraws To The Sea (Matthew 12:15-21) (Mark 3:7-12)

15But Jesus, aware ofthis,withdrew from there. Many followed Him, and He healed them all,16and warned them not to tell who He was.17This wasto fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:

18“BEHOLD, MYSERVANT WHOMIHAVE CHOSEN;

MYBELOVED IN WHOMMY SOULisWELL-PLEASED;

IWILL PUTMYSPIRIT UPONHIM, ANDHE SHALL PROCLAIMJUSTICE TO THEGENTILES.

19“HE WILL NOT QUARREL,NOR CRY OUT; NOR WILL ANYONE HEARHIS VOICE IN THE STREETS.

20“ABATTERED REEDHE WILL NOT BREAK OFF, AND A SMOLDERING WICKHE WILL NOT PUT OUT, UNTILHELEADSJUSTICE TO VICTORY.

21“AND INHIS NAME THEGENTILESWILL HOPE.”

7Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; andalsofrom Judea,8and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard of all that He was doing and came to Him.9And He told His disciples that a boat should stand ready for Him because of the crowd, so that they would not crowd Him;10for He had healed many, with the result that all those who had afflictions pressed around Him in order to touch Him.11Whenever the unclean spirits saw Him, they would fall down before Him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”12 And He earnestly warned them not to tell who He was.