Matthew 4:23-6:16 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

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:12-25

The beginning of our Lord's ministry. I. HE REMOVES TO CAPERNAUM . 1 . John was cast into prison. His ministry was ended; the Lord's begins. God continues his'servants' work; when one passes away, another takes his place; when the voice of one prophet is silenced, a greater follows, Each must work in faith while time is given; the work is not man's, but God's. He will fulfil it. His servants may seem to be laid aside and to be forgotten; he will carry on their work. He does not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about all Galilee ; in all Galilee (Revised Version, with the manuscripts). This indicates, not so much systematic itineration round the cities in order (contrast the simple accusative in Matthew 9:35 [ Mark 6:6 ]; 23. 15), as going hither and thither among them (cf. Acts 13:11 ). All ( Matthew 8:34 , note). Teaching … preaching … healing . Our Lord, unlike the Baptist, takes men as and where he can find them; the religious, by teaching in the synagogues; the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23

The healing mission of Jesus. The excitement produced in the East by the occasional visits of a hakim, or physician, effectively explain the scenes described in our Lord's life, but seem very strange to us, and very difficult to realize. Dean Stanley has the following note: "It was after a walk through the village of Ehden, beneath the mountain of the cedars, that we found the stairs and corridors of the castle of the Maronite chief, Sheikh Joseph, lined with a crowd of eager applicants,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23-25

The firstfruits of popular enthusiasm. As on Christ's call a few followed him ( Matthew 4:20-22 ), so after his circuit in Galilee did crowds, from all parts of the Holy Land, also follow him ( Matthew 4:25 ), though less immediately and devotedly. As to these verses (23-25), notice— 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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:12-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 4:23-25

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