Matthew 4:24

Matthew 4:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.
• New International Version (NIV)News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So his fame spread throughout all Syria, and they brought him all the sick, those afflicted with various diseases and pains, those oppressed by demons, those having seizures, and paralytics, and he healed them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

Context of Matthew 4:24

22Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him. 23Now Jesus began to go all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Then the news about him spread throughout Syria. So they brought to him all those who were afflicted, those suffering from various diseases and intense pains, the demon-possessed, the epileptics, and the paralytics. And he healed them. 25Large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Matthew 4:24 word by word

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἡ ἀκοὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς ὅλην τὴν Συρίαν· καὶ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ πάντας τοὺς κακῶς ἔχοντας, ποικίλαις νόσοις καὶ βασάνοις συνεχομένους, καὶ δαιμονιζομένους καὶ σεληνιαζομένους καὶ παραλυτικούς· καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτούς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• fameἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• wentἀπέρχομαιaperchomai · to go awayG565
• throughoutεἰςeis · towardG1519
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• SyriaΣυρίαSuria · SyriaG4947
• they broughtπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• ·ἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• sick peopleκακῶςkakōs · badlyG2560
• that were takenσυνέχωsunechō · to hold/oppressG4912
• with diversποικίλοςpoikilos · variousG4164
• diseasesνόσοςnosos · illnessG3554
• tormentsβάσανοςbasanos · tormentG931
• those which were possessed with devilsδαιμονίζομαιdaimonizomai · be demonisedG1139
• those which were lunatickσεληνιάζομαιselēniazomai · be epilepticG4583
• those that had the palsyπαραλυτικόςparalutikos · paralyticG3885
• he healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323

Cross-references for Matthew 4:24

• Matthew 9:26Then news of this spread throughout that whole area.
• Matthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus.
• Joshua 6:27And the Lord was with Joshua, and his fame spread throughout the land.
• 1 Kings 4:31He was wiser than anyone — wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, Calcol, and Darda, sons of Mahol. His reputation extended to all the surrounding nations.
• 1 Kings 10:1The queen of Sheba heard about Solomon’s fame connected with the name of the Lord and came to test him with difficult questions.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17Then David’s fame spread throughout the lands, and the Lord caused all the nations to be terrified of him.
• Mark 1:28At once the news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity of Galilee.
• Luke 4:14Then Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread throughout the entire vicinity.
• Luke 5:15But the news about him spread even more, and large crowds would come together to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.
• Luke 2:2This first registration took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.
• Acts 15:23They wrote: “From the apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers and sisters among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
• Matthew 4:23Now Jesus began to go all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
• Matthew 8:14Jesus went into Peter’s house and saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.
• Matthew 9:35Jesus continued going around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness.
• Exodus 15:26He said, “If you will carefully obey the Lord your God, do what is right in his sight, pay attention to his commands, and keep all his statutes, I will not inflict any illnesses on you that I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the Lord who heals you.”

Commentaries on Matthew 4:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Sick people - , , those who felt ill - were afflicted with any species of malady. And torments - , from , to examine by torture, such as cholics, gouts, and rheumatisms, which racked every joint. Possessed with devils - Daemoniacs. Persons possessed by evil spirits. This is certainly the plain obvious meaning of daemoniac in the Gospels. Many eminent men think that the sacred writers accommodated themselves to the unfounded prejudices of the common…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And his fame went throughout all Syria - It is not easy to fix the exact bounds of Syria in the time of our Saviour. It was, perhaps, the general name for the country lying between the Euphrates on the east, and the Mediterranean on the west; and between Mount Taurus on the north, and Arabia on the south. Through all this region his celebrity was spread by his power of working miracles; and, as might be expected, the sick from every quarter were brought…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-25Verses 23-25 Wherever Christ went, he confirmed his Divine mission by miracles, which were emblems of the healing power of his doctrine, and the influences of the Spirit which accompanied it. We do not now find the Saviour's miraculous healing power in our bodies; but if we are cured by medicine, the praise is equally his. Three general words are here used. He healed every sickness or disease; none was too bad; none too hard, for Christ to heal with a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25During the time of Jesus, much of Palestine was under Roman control as part of Syria. At that time, Syria could mean the whole eastern Mediterranean coast. Matthew mentions Syria to show how far news of Jesus spread. those having seizures: This refers to epilepsy or demonic possession. In 17:15, a person described this way "falls into the fire for into the water," meaning the boy could not control himself. The Decapolis was a group of ten cities, mostly…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And his fame went throughout all Syria--reaching first to the part of it adjacent to Galilee, called Syro-Phoenicia (Mr 7:26), and thence extending far and wide. and they brought unto him all sick people--all that were ailing or unwell. Those that were taken--for this is a distinct class, not an explanation of the "unwell" class, as our translators understood it. with divers diseases and torments--that is, acute disorders. and those which were…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:24

• Demons
• Insanity
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Paralysis
• Syria

In the dictionaries

• Syria
• Syria, Ashur
• Dash
• Fame
• Light
• Lunatic
• Palsy
• Tempter
• Torment
• Demon; Demoniac; Demonology

Commentaries on Matthew 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings