Matthew 4:23-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:24

And 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 to him, in the hope that he would give... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 4:25

From 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 Raphana (or Raphanae), were seven of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:23

Matthew 4:23. And Jesus went about all Galilee Accompanied, it seems, by the four disciples above named; teaching in their synagogues The word, συναγωγη , rendered, synagogue, may either signify the congregation, or the place in which they assembled. But it seems here, and generally, to mean the latter. Synagogues were in every city, from the time of the Babylonish captivity, and perhaps before that time. For, it is certain, the Jews neither did nor could assemble in the temple at... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:24

Matthew 4:24. His fame went through all Syria Of which the country of the Jews and Samaritans was but a small part. Pliny tells us, that Syria contained several provinces, Comagene to the north, Phœnicia to the west, Cœlosyria to the south, Palmyrene, and the province of Seleucia, in the middle part. If, by all Syria, the evangelist means all these different provinces of Syria, our Lord’s fame must at this time have been exceedingly great. Nor is there any thing incredible in the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 4:25

Matthew 4:25. And there followed him great multitudes Affected with the sight, or fame of his miracles, which was now very great, from Galilee Its many and populous towns and villages. See note on Matthew 4:15. From Decapolis A tract of land on the east side of the sea of Galilee, which had its name from δεκα , ten, and πολις , a city, because it contained only ten cities, which were situated near each other, and formed into a distinct district, the metropolis of which was Damascus. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 4:23

all = the whole. Put by Pig. Synecdoche (of the Whole) for all parts. App-6 . synagogues. See App-120 . the gospel = the glad tidings. of = relating to. all manner of = every. Put by Pig. Synecdoche (of the Whole), for some of all kinds. disease. Greek. malakia. Occurs only in Matthew: here; Matthew 9:35 ; Matthew 10:1 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 4:24

fame = hearing. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Adjunct), App-6 , for what was heard. throughout = unto. Greek. eis. diseases. Greek. nosos, translated sickness in Matthew 4:23 . devils = demons. Compare Matthew 12:26 , Matthew 12:27 . Mark 3:22 , Mark 3:26 . were lunatick. Greek. seleniazomai. Occurs only here, and Matthew 17:15 . From selene = the moon. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 4:25

Galilee. App-169 . and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness among the people.All Galilee ... indicates an intensive preaching tour in that area.In their synagogues ... indicates the usual places where Jesus did most of his formal teaching.The gospel of the kingdom ... indicates the subject matter. Note that the message of the kingdom was "good news," indicated by the very term GOSPEL, a... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 4:24

And the report of him went forth into all Syria: and they brought unto him all that were sick, holden with divers diseases and torments, possessed with demons, and epileptic, and palsied; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from beyond the Jordan.The various cities mentioned in this place were the ones that provided the vast multitudes that followed Christ in this phase of his ministry. The various diseases, etc.,... read more

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