But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Ver. 15. Great multitudes followed him] Maugre the malice of earth and hell. They lose their labour that seek to quell Christ, and subvert his kingdom: "Yet have I set my king upon mine holy hill of Sion,"Psalms 2:6; "The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence," Matthew 11:12. Or (as Melancthon rendereth that text), Vi erumpit, procedit, enititur: vi scilicet spirituali, ut sol enititur per nubes: ergo irriti hostium conatus. It bursts through all, βιαζεται .