<p>3:8 <em>And from Jerusalem and from Idumaea and on the other side of the Jordan and about Tyre and Sidon, a great crowd, hearing what great things he did, came to him</em>- There would have been many Gentiles in this crowd. Their attraction was because of the miracles, the &quot;things which he did&quot;, rather than His teaching. Primitive societies are always attracted to healers, and this healer appeared to be the best ever.</p>