Quotes about Crowds

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.

Many in the crowds were whispering about Him. Some said, “He is a good man.” But others replied, “No, He deceives the people.”

While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

When evening came, the disciples came to Him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is already late. Dismiss the crowds so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”

That Jesus is popular in Mark 2:2, however, is not a general model for Christian ministry; the rest of Mark itself shows that eventually crowds denounced Jesus (15:13—14). From these narratives we might learn to use any popularity for good at the moment but not to count on it enduring.

When the crowds saw this, they were filled with awe and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.

Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.

When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.

Then Pilate said to the chief priests and the crowds, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.”

Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.