Matthew 9:31

Matthew 9:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
• New International Version (NIV)But they went out and spread the news about him all over that region.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But they went away and spread his fame through all that district.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when they had departed, they spread the news about Him in all that country.

Context of Matthew 9:31

29So Jesus touched the men's eyes. He said to them, ‘Because you believed in me, you will now see again.’ 30Then immediately the men could see again. Jesus said strongly to them, ‘You must not tell anyone about this.’ So the men went away. But they told everybody in that part of the country all about what Jesus had done for them. 32While those two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not speak because of a bad spirit in him. 33Jesus made the bad spirit go out of the man and leave him. Then the man began to speak again. Everybody there was very surprised. They said, ‘Nobody has seen anything like this happen in Israel before.’

Matthew 9:31 word by word

οἱ δὲ ἐξελθόντες διεφήμισαν αὐτὸν ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ γῇ ἐκείνῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• when they were departedἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• spread abroadδιαφημίζωdiaphēmizō · to publish abroadG1310
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• allὅλοςholos · allG3650
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• countryγῆgē · earth: countryG1093

Cross-references for Matthew 9:31

• Mark 1:44He said, ‘Listen to me. Do not tell anyone about this. Instead, go and show yourself to the priest. Take him a gift for God. Moses' law tells you what you should give when you are clean again after this kind of disease. This will show everyone that you are now well again.’
• Mark 7:36Jesus told the people that they must not tell anyone about this. But every time Jesus asked them not to say anything, they spoke even more about it.

Commentaries on Matthew 9:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31But they - spread abroad his fame - They should have held their peace; for to obey is better than sacrifice, 1 Samuel 15:22; but man must always be wiser than God, however, it may be profitable to remark, 1st. That honor pursues those who fly from it. 2dly. He who is thoroughly sensible of God's mercy cannot long contain his acknowledgments. 3dly. That God in general requires that what a man has received, for his own salvation, shall become subservient to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame - The report of what he had done. This was not unnatural for them. They were so filled with joy that they could not repress their feelings. In this, however, they violated the express command of the Saviour; but he was not responsible for that.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27-31Verses 27-31 At this time the Jews expected Messiah would appear; these blind men knew and proclaimed in the streets of Capernaum that he was come, and that Jesus was he. Those who, by the providence of God, have lost their bodily sight, may, by the grace of God, have the eyes of their understanding fully enlightened. And whatever our wants and burdens are, we need no more for supply and support, than to share in the mercy of our Lord Jesus. In Christ is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-34Jesus is the Messiah with limitless power. He invites people to trust in him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country--(See on Mt 8:4). A Dumb Demoniac Healed (Mt 9:32-34).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 9:31

• Converts
• Disobedience to God
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Zeal, Religious

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Commentaries on Matthew 9

• 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