24 Then [a]His fame went throughout all Syria; and they (A)brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them.

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  1. Matthew 4:24 Lit. the report of Him

24 News about him spread all over Syria,(A) and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed,(B) those having seizures,(C) and the paralyzed;(D) and he healed them.

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25 (A)Great multitudes followed Him—from Galilee, and from [a]Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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  1. Matthew 4:25 Lit. Ten Cities

25 Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis,[a] Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him.(A)

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  1. Matthew 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities

A Great Multitude Follows Jesus(A)

But Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from Galilee followed Him, (B)and from Judea and Jerusalem and Idumea and beyond the Jordan; and those from Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when they heard how (C)many things He was doing, came to Him. So He told His disciples that a small boat should be kept ready for Him because of the multitude, lest they should crush Him. 10 For He healed (D)many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to (E)touch Him. 11 (F)And the unclean spirits, whenever they saw Him, fell down before Him and cried out, saying, (G)“You are the Son of God.” 12 But (H)He sternly warned them that they should not make Him known.

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Crowds Follow Jesus(A)

Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.(B) When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.(C) Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. 10 For he had healed many,(D) so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.(E) 11 Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”(F) 12 But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.(G)

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