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Matthew 4:24

Tested and Triumphant

News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them. Matthew 4:24 · Berean Standard Bible

What It Means

Matthew 4:24, in plain English

News about Jesus spread everywhere, and people brought Him everyone who was suffering: those with diseases, severe pain, demon possession, seizures, paralysis. He healed them all.

Why it's here

No one was turned away. No condition was too severe. Every kind of suffering found its answer in Jesus.

Who's speaking

Matthew describes the growing response to Jesus's healing ministry.

Where it sits in the story

Word spread because lives were being changed. When you encounter real power and real compassion, you tell everyone you know.

A Closer Look

The scholarly reading

Jesus's fame spreads to Syria (the Roman province north of Galilee), attracting a diverse array of sufferers: those with various diseases (nosois), severe pain (basanois), demon-possession (daimonizomenous), epilepsy/seizures (selenizomenous), and paralysis (paralutikous).

Language and setting

The comprehensive list of ailments demonstrates Jesus's authority over every category of human suffering: physical illness, chronic pain, spiritual oppression, neurological conditions, and disability.

Voice

Matthew, describing the scope of Jesus's healing ministry.

Significance

The messianic age predicted by Isaiah (35:5-6, 61:1) is being inaugurated: the blind see, the lame walk, and the oppressed are set free.

In context

Matthew 4:22–25

22and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

23Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel 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 acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

25Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

Read all of Matthew 4 — Forty days of hunger, three devastating temptations, and the devil's best offer — Jesus refuses every shortcut to power.

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