Matthew 4:25
And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
Cross-references
Matthew 5:1 shows Jesus responding to these crowds by teaching the Beatitudes on the mountain.
Matthew 8:1 repeats the phrase 'great crowds followed him' immediately after the sermon, continuing the narrative.
In Matthew 3:5, similar crowds from Jerusalem, Judea, and the Jordan region come to John the Baptist — a parallel pattern of regional response.
Matthew 12:15 depicts the same crowd following and adds that Jesus healed them all.
In Matthew 13:2, large crowds gather around Jesus, echoing the multitudes from Matthew 4:25 — continues the theme of popular following.
Matthew 19:2 again shows great crowds following Jesus and him healing them.
Mark 3:7 parallels this description with a similar list of regions from which crowds followed Jesus.
Luke 6:17 parallels this crowd description with similar geographical regions before the Sermon on the Plain.
Luke 6:19 adds that the crowd sought to touch Jesus for healing, explaining the purpose of the gathering.
In Mark 1:5, people from Judea and Jerusalem go to John the Baptist — the same regions as the crowds following Jesus in Matthew 4:25.
In Luke 5:15, crowds come to hear Jesus and be healed — similar to the multitudes described in Matthew 4:25. General crowd theme.
In John 6:2, a great crowd follows Jesus because of his healing signs — mirroring the crowds from Matthew 4:25. Parallel motive of following.