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Καταβάντι δὲ αὐτῷ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοί. (Matthew 8:1)

And when he came down from the mountain, many crowds followed him.

A Shift in the Gospel Narrative

Matthew 8:1 is a hinge verse. After the Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5–7), where Jesus teaches with unparalleled authority, Matthew records: “When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him.” This simple sentence is more than a narrative marker. It is a transition from Jesus’ teaching ministry to his miracles. The Greek construction combines a participle of attendant circumstance, a narrative aorist verb, and a plural subject that sets the scene for the chapters that follow.… Learn Koine Greek