And immediately Jesus made his disciples get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away.
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Theophylact of Ochrid
AD 1107
By saying constrained, Matthew suggests how inseparable the disciples were from Jesus, for they wanted to be with Him at all times. He sends the multitudes away, not wishing to draw them after Him lest He appear to vaunt in His powers.
