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Matthew 4:24

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.

KJV

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.

Greek NT

Et abiit opinio ejus in totam Syriam, et obtulerunt ei omnes male habentes, variis languoribus, et tormentis comprehensos, et qui dæmonia habebant, et lunaticos, et paralyticos, et curavit eos :

Vulgate

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.

ASV

And his fame went throughout all Syria, and they presented to him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and such as were possessed by devils, and lunatics, and those that had the palsy, and he cured them:

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In the original Greek

20 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Συρία
suria
noun · 8×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βάσανος
basanos
noun · 3×
δαιμονίζομαι
daimonizomai
verb · 13×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θεραπεύω
therapeuo
verb · 43×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κακῶς
kakos
adverb · 16×
νόσος
nosos
noun · 11×
παραλυτικός
paralutikos
adjective · 10×
ποικίλος
poikilos
adjective · 10×
προσφέρω
prosphero
verb · 49×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
σεληνιάζομαι
seleniazomai
verb · 2×
συνέχω
sunecho
verb · 12×
ἀκοή
akoe
noun · 24×
ἀπέρχομαι
aperchomai
verb · 117×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὅλος
olos
adjective · 109×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: συνεχομένους | WH/Treg: συνεχομένους | NIV/RP: + καὶ
  • συνεχομένουςSBLGNT
  • συνεχομένουςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • + καὶReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1503Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited his people"103 and that the Kingdom of God is close at hand. Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to forgive sins;104 he has come to heal the whole man, soul and body; he is the physician the sick have need of.105 His compassion toward all …
1. Perhaps we seemed to you the other day needlessly hard upon you and burdensome, using too sharp language, and extending too far our reproaches against the sluggishness of the many. Now if we had done this merely from a desire to vex you, each of you would with cause have been angry; but if, looking to your advantage, we neglected in our speech what might gratify you, if you …
1. To every careful thinker there is a gain Proverbs 14:23, Septuagint, says the proverb; and Christ implied more than this, when He said, He that seeks finds. Matthew 7:8 Wherefore it does not occur to me any more to wonder how Philip followed Christ. Andrew was persuaded when he had heard from John, and Peter the same from Andrew, but Philip not having learned anything from a…
1. Beloved, we need much care, much watchfulness, to be able to look into the depth of the Divine Scriptures. For it is not possible to discover their meaning in a careless way, or while we are asleep, but there needs close search, and there needs earnest prayer, that we may be enabled to see some little way into the secrets of the divine oracles. Today, for instance, here is n…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 14:17 — And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
  • 1Kgs 4:31 — For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
  • 1Kgs 10:1 — And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
  • 2Chr 26:15 — And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously h
  • Acts 10:38 — How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Acts 15:23 — And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
  • Acts 15:41 — And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
  • Acts 21:3 — Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
  • Acts 28:9 — So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
  • Exod 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put n
  • John 6:2 — And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
  • John 10:21 — Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
  • Josh 6:27 — So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
  • Josh 6:27 — So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.
  • Luke 2:2 — (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
  • Luke 4:14 — And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.
  • Luke 4:33 — And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,
  • Luke 5:15 — But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.
  • Luke 8:27 — And when he went forth to land, there met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.
  • Mark 1:28 — And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
  • Mark 1:32 — And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
  • Mark 1:32 — And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils.
  • Mark 2:3 — And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
  • Mark 5:15 — And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
  • Mark 6:55 — And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
  • Matt 4:23 — And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
  • Matt 8:6 — And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
  • Matt 8:6 — And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented.
  • Matt 8:13 — And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.
  • Matt 8:28 — And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way.
  • Matt 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
  • Matt 9:2 — And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.
  • Matt 9:26 — And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
  • Matt 9:31 — But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
  • Matt 9:32 — As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
  • Matt 12:22 — Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
  • Matt 12:22 — Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
  • Matt 14:1 — At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
  • Matt 14:35 — And when the men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased;
  • Matt 15:22 — And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.