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14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted against him, as to how they could assassinate[a] him.

God’s Special Servant

15 Now when Jesus learned of this, he went away from there. Great[b] crowds[c] followed him, and he healed them all. 16 But he sternly warned them not to make him known.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 12:14 tn Grk “destroy.”
  2. Matthew 12:15 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
  3. Matthew 12:15 tc א B lat read only πολλοί (polloi, “many”) here, the first hand of N reads ὄχλοι (ochloi, “crowds”), while virtually all the rest of the witnesses have ὄχλοι πολλοί (ochloi polloi, “great crowds”). In spite of the good quality of both א and B (especially in combination), and the testimony of the Latin witnesses, the longer reading is most likely correct; the shorter readings were likely due to homoioteleuton. NA28 puts ὄχλοι in brackets, indicating the difficulty in choosing on reading over the other.

14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(A)

God’s Chosen Servant

15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(B) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(C)

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