Held a council] RV 'took counsel.' St. Mark adds, 'with the Herodians.'

15-17. Cp. Mark 3:7, where a fuller account is given. St. Mark mentions that the multitudes came from Idumæa, and from beyond Jordan, and from Tyre and Sidon. This explains the references to the Gentiles (Matthew 12:18; Matthew 12:21), who were probably among those who were healed.

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