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. 23Yeshua was going throughout all the Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people. News about Him spread throughout all Syria. And they brought to Him all the sick—those tormented by various diseases and afflictions, those plagued by demons, the epileptics, the paralyzed—and He healed them. 25And large crowds followed Him from the 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 9:26And news of this spread all around that region.
• Matthew 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Yeshua.
• Joshua 6:27So Adonai was with Joshua, and his fame was throughout the region.
• 1 Kings 10:1Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon because of the Name of Adonai, she came to test him with hard questions.
• 1 Chronicles 14:17So the fame of David spread throughout every land, and Adonai brought the fear of him upon all nations.
• Mark 1:28And immediately news about Him spread throughout the region surrounding Galilee.
• Luke 4:14Yeshua returned in the power of the Ruach to the Galilee, and news about Him went out through all the surrounding region.
• Luke 5:15But the news about Yeshua was spreading all the more, and many crowds were coming together to hear and to be healed of their diseases.
• 2 Samuel 8:6Then David stationed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became vassals to David, bringing tribute. So Adonai gave victory to David wherever he went
• Luke 2:2This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
• Acts 15:23and this letter along with them: “The emissaries and the elders, your brothers, To the Gentile brothers of Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings!
• Matthew 4:23Yeshua was going throughout all the Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
• Matthew 8:14And when Yeshua came into Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying down, sick with a fever.
• Matthew 9:35Now Yeshua was going around all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness.
• Exodus 15:26He said, “If you diligently listen to the voice of Adonai your God, do what is right in His eyes, pay attention to His mitzvot, and keep all His decrees, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians. For I am Adonai 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