THE CROWDS IN THE GOSPELS

Matthew 13:2
And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was
standing on the beach
Mark 4:1
He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a
boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land.
Luke 8:4
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him,
He spoke by way of a parable:
Mark 3:20
And He *came home, and the crowd *gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a
meal.
Mark 5:21
When Jesus had crossed over again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around Him;
and so He stayed by the seashore.
Luke 12:1
Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were
stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the
Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Matthew 8:1
When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.
Mark 3:7
Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a great multitude from Galilee followed; and also
from Judea,
Luke 14:25
Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,

John 6:2
A large crowd followed Him, because they saw the signs which He was performing on those who
were sick.
Mark 9:25
When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering, He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You
deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not enter him again.”
Luke 8:42
for he had an only daughter, about twelve years old, and she was dying. But as He went, the crowds
were pressing against Him.
Luke 3:7
So he began saying to the crowds who were going out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers,
who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 15:30
And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and
many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them.
Luke 5:29
And Levi gave a big reception for Him in his house; and there was a great crowd of tax collectors and
other people who were reclining at the table with them.
John 12:34
The crowd then answered Him, “We have heard out of the Law that the Christ is to remain forever;
and how can You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
John 12:17
So the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the
dead, continued to testify about Him.
John 7:12
There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good
man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”
Mark 2:13
And He went out again by the seashore; and all the people were coming to Him, and He was teaching
them.
Luke 6:17-20
Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place; and there was a large crowd of His disciples,
and a great throng of people from all Judea and Jerusalem and the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon,
who had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases; and those who were troubled with
unclean spirits were being cured. And all the people were trying to touch Him, for power was coming
from Him and healing them all.read more.
Matthew 11:7
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out
into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Luke 7:24
When the messengers of John had left, He began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go
out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Matthew 13:1-3
That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. And large crowds gathered to Him, so
He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach. And He spoke many
things to them in parables, saying, “Behold, the sower went out to sow;
Mark 4:1-3
He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a
boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. And He was teaching
them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, “Listen to this! Behold, the
sower went out to sow;
Luke 8:4-5
When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him,
He spoke by way of a parable: “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell
beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.
Matthew 13:34
All these things Jesus spoke to the crowds in parables, and He did not speak to them without a
parable.
Matthew 15:10
After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
Matthew 9:8
But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority
to men.
Mark 1:22
They were amazed at His teaching; for He was teaching them as one having authority, and not as the
scribes.
Mark 12:37
David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed
listening to Him.
John 7:31
But many of the crowd believed in Him; and they were saying, “When the Christ comes, He will not
perform more signs than those which this man has, will He?”
John 7:20
The crowd answered, “You have a demon! Who seeks to kill You?”
John 12:29
So the crowd of people who stood by and heard it were saying that it had thundered; others were
saying, “An angel has spoken to Him.”
Matthew 21:46
When they sought to seize Him, they feared the people, because they considered Him to be a prophet.
Mark 12:12
And they were seeking to seize Him, and yet they feared the people, for they understood that He
spoke the parable against them. And so they left Him and went away.
Luke 20:19
The scribes and the chief priests tried to lay hands on Him that very hour, and they feared the people;
for they understood that He spoke this parable against them.
Matthew 21:8-11
Most of the crowd spread their coats in the road, and others were cutting branches from the trees and
spreading them in the road. The crowds going ahead of Him, and those who followed, were shouting,
“Hosanna to the Son of David;
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord;
Hosanna in the highest!”
When He had entered Jerusalem, all the city was stirred, saying, “Who is this?”read more.
Matthew 27:24
When Pilate saw that he was accomplishing nothing, but rather that a riot was starting, he took water
and washed his hands in front of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this Man’s blood; see to that
yourselves.”

Matthew 26:47
While He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came up accompanied by a large crowd
with swords and clubs, who came from the chief priests and elders of the people.

Mark 14:43
Immediately while He was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, *came up accompanied by a crowd
with swords and clubs, who were from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

Luke 22:47
While He was still speaking, behold, a crowd came, and the one called Judas, one of the twelve, was
preceding them; and he approached Jesus to kiss Him.
Mark 7:14
After He called the crowd to Him again, He began saying to them, “Listen to Me, all of you, and
understand:
Matthew 23:1
Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples,
Mark 6:34
When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were
like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.
Mark 10:1
Getting up, He *went from there to the region of Judea and beyond the Jordan; crowds *gathered
around Him again, and, according to His custom, He once more began to teach them.
Matthew 9:36
Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep
without a shepherd.
Matthew 14:14
When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
Matthew 19:2
and large crowds followed Him, and He healed them there.
Matthew 14:15-21
When it was evening, the disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and the hour is
already late; so send the crowds away, that they may go into the villages and buy food for
themselves.” But Jesus said to them, “They do not need to go away; you give them something to eat!”
They *said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”read more.
Mark 6:35-44
When it was already quite late, His disciples came to Him and said, “This place is desolate and it is
already quite late; send them away so that they may go into the surrounding countryside and villages
and buy themselves something to eat.” But He answered them, “You give them something to eat!”
And they *said to Him, “Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them
something to eat?”read more.