Matthew 4:25

Matthew 4:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And great crowds followed him from Galilee and the Decapolis, and from Jerusalem and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Large crowds followed him wherever he went—people from Galilee, the Ten Towns, Jerusalem, from all over Judea, and from east of the Jordan River.

Context of Matthew 4:25

23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24News 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. Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.

Matthew 4:25 word by word

καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ ὄχλοι πολλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς Γαλιλαίας καὶ Δεκαπόλεως καὶ Ἱεροσολύμων καὶ Ἰουδαίας καὶ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• there followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• great multitudesπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• of peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• fromἀπόapo · away fromG575
• Galileeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• DecapolisΔεκάπολιςDekapolis · DecapolisG1179
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• JudeaἸουδαίαIoudaia · JudeaG2449
• beyondπέρανperan · other sideG4008
• JordanἸορδάνηςIordanēs · JordanG2446

Cross-references for Matthew 4:25

• Matthew 5:1Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,
• Matthew 8:1When Jesus came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him.
• Matthew 12:15Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.
• Matthew 19:2Large crowds followed him, and he healed them there.
• Mark 3:7Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.
• Mark 6:2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
• Luke 6:17He went down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of his disciples was there and a great number of people from all over Judea, from Jerusalem, and from the coastal region around Tyre and Sidon,
• Mark 5:20So the man went away and began to tell in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
• Mark 7:31Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis.

Commentaries on Matthew 4:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25This verse is immediately connected with the fifth chapter, and should not be separated from it. Great multitudes - This, even according to the Jews, was one proof of the days of the Messiah: for they acknowledged that in his time there should be a great famine of the word of God; and thus they understood Amos, Amos 8:11. Behold, the days come - that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread - but of hearing the words of the Lord. And as the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25From Decapolis - Decapolis was the name of a region of country in the bounds of the half-tribe of Manasseh, mainly on the east of Jordan. It was so called because it included 10 cities - the meaning of the word Decapolis in Greek. Geographers generally agree that Scythopolis was the chief of these cities, and was the only one of them west of the Jordan; that Hippo (Hippos), Gadara, Dion (or Dios), Pelea (or Pella), Gerasa (or Gergesa), Philadelphia, and…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. 2525. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis--a region lying to the east of the Jordan, so called as containing ten cities, founded and chiefly inhabited by Greek settlers. and from Jerusalem, and from beyond Jordan--meaning from Perea. Thus not only was all Palestine upheaved, but all the adjacent regions. But the more immediate object for which this is here mentioned is, to give the reader some idea both of the…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 4:25

• Decapolis
• Galilee
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Judea

In the dictionaries

• Galilee
• Jerusalem
• Jordan
• Judea
• Judaea, or Judea
• Galilee, Galilean
• Jordan River, Jordan
• Judea, Judah
• Dash
• Decapolis

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