Matthew 4:23-25 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 4:23-25

See here, I. What an industrious preacher Christ was; He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. Observe, 1. What Christ preached?the gospel of the kingdom. The kingdom of heaven, that is, of grace and glory, is emphatically the kingdom, the kingdom that was now to come; that kingdom which shall survive, as it doth surpass, all the kingdoms of the earth. The gospel is the charter of that kingdom, containing the King's coronation oath, by... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 4:23-25

4:23-25 Jesus made a circular tour of Galilee, teaching in the Synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom, and healing all kinds of diseases and ailments among the people: and the report of his activities went out all over Syria. So they brought to him an those who were ill, those who were in the grip of the most varied diseases and pains, those who were possessed by demons, those who were epileptics, and those who were paralysed; and he healed them. And great crowds followed him... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 4:23-25

This passage is of great importance because it gives us in brief summary the three great activities of Jesus' life. (i) He came proclaiming the gospel, or, as the King James and Revised Standard Version have it, he came preaching. Now, as we have already seen, preaching is the proclamation of certainties. Therefore, Jesus came to defeat men's ignorance. He came to tell them the truth about God, to tell them that which by themselves they could never have found out. He came to put an end to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about all Galilee ,.... Having called four of his disciples, he took a tour throughout Galilee; a country mean and despicable, inhabited by persons poor, illiterate, vile, and wicked: such had the first fruits of Christ's ministry, and messages of his grace; which shows the freeness, sovereignty, and riches, of his abounding goodness. He went about "all" this country, both upper and nether Galilee, which was very populous: Josephus says F12 In vita ejus. , there were two... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:24

And his fame went throughout all Syria ,.... For his ministry and miracles, especially the latter; wherefore they brought to him , that is, out of Syria, the sick. Syria was in some respects reckoned as the land of Israel, though in others not. "The F13 T. Bab. Gittin, fol. 8. 1. 2. vid. Maimon. Hileb. Tumath Meth. c. 11. sect. 6. Rabbins teach, that in three respects Syria was like to the land of Israel, and in three to the countries with out the land: the dust defiled, as... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:25

And there followed him great multitudes of people ,.... Some on one account, and some on another; some out of good will, others out of ill will; some for the healing of their bodies, others for the good of their souls; some to see his miracles, others to hear his doctrine; and what with one and another, the concourse of people that followed him was greater than that which followed John. The Greek word for "multitude" is adopted into the Talmudic language, and is often used by the doctors;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:23

Teaching in their synagogues - Synagogue, συναγωγη , from συν , together, and αγω , I bring, a public assembly of persons, or the place where such persons publicly assembled. Synagogues, among the Jews, were not probably older than the return from the Babylonish captivity. They were erected not only in cities and towns, but in the country, and especially by rivers, that they might have water for the convenience of their frequent washings. Not less than ten persons of respectability... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:24

Sick people - Τους, κακως εχοντας , those who felt ill - were afflicted with any species of malady. And torments - βασανοις , from βασανιζω , 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... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:25

This 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 Messiah was to dispense this... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:23

Verse 23 Matthew 4:23.And Jesus went about all Galilee. The same statement is again made by Matthew in another place, (Matthew 9:35 .)But though Christ was constantly employed in performing almost innumerable miracles, we ought not to think it strange, that they are again mentioned, twice or thrice, in a general manner. In the words of Matthew we ought, first, to observe, that Christ never remained in one place, but scattered every where the seed of the Gospel. Again, Matthew calls it the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Matthew 4:23-25

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 4:23-25

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Matthew 4:23-25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Matthew 4:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:24

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:25

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Matthew 4:23

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