Exegesis:

hoi de ochloi gnontes ēkolouthēsan autō ‘but when the crowds found out they went after him.’ Object of gnontes, which is not stated, is the fact that Jesus withdrew with his disciples. ēkolouthēsan autō may be rendered ‘they went after him,’ or, ‘they followed him,’ preferably the former, as the latter verb may imply that Jesus was within the crowd’s eyesight.

kai apodexamenos autous ‘and after welcoming them,’ implying that when the crowds arrive Jesus is already there. For apodechomai cf. on 8.40.

elalei autois peri tēs basileias tou theou ‘he talked to them about the kingdom of God.’ Since laleō is not used by Luke in the sense of preaching, it may refer here to teaching and to the telling of parables (cf. Mk. 6.34).

kai tous chreian echontas therapeias iato ‘and those who were in need of healing he cured.’ For chreian echein cf. 5.31. therapeia also 12.42, but in a different meaning.

Translation:

Learned, see on 7.37; the verb used in Sranan Tongo basically means ‘to smell.’

Followed him, or, ‘went to seek him.’

He welcomed them, same verb as in 8.40 (which see), but the roles are reversed, which may lead to the use of a slightly different rendering, e.g. ‘he received/accepted them’ (some Indonesian languages), ‘he received them with kindness’ (Sranan Tongo), implying Jesus’ readiness to help, cf. on “received” in 9.5.

Who had need of healing, or, ‘who asked to be healed’ (Bahasa Indonesia RC), ‘who requested him to heal them,’ ‘who suffered from illness’ (Javanese), ‘who were not well’ (Batak Toba).

Quoted with permission from Reiling, J. and Swellengrebel, J.L. A Handbook on the Gospel of Luke. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1971. For this and other handbooks for translators see here . Make sure to also consult the Handbook on the Gospel of Mark for parallel or similar verses.