“And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.”
But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them — the crowd's ability to get there ahead of the boat suggests that the boat traveled a short distance around a point of land while the crowd ran the shorter land route. The recognized them communicates that Jesus and the disciples are sufficiently well known that their departure is noticed and responded to immediately. The crowds don't wait for the planned teaching; they run ahead to be there when Jesus arrives. The rest that was planned will not happen — but what replaces it will feed thousands.
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