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Matthew 4:23-25
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 4:23-25
New Catholic Bible
23 Jesus Proclaims the Message and Heals the Sick.[a] Jesus traveled all throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every type of disease and illness among the people. 24 His reputation spread throughout Syria,[b] and they brought to him all those who were sick, afflicted with various diseases, racked with pain, or possessed by demons, as well as those who were stricken with epilepsy or paralyzed, and he healed them. 25 Great throngs from Galilee, the Decapolis,[c] Jerusalem, and Judea, and from beyond the Jordan, followed him.
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- Matthew 4:23 As a conclusion to the first part of his Gospel, Matthew gives a summary of Jesus’ ministry, which consisted in teaching, preaching, and healing (v. 23; see also Mt 9:35).
- Matthew 4:24 Syria: the area north of Galilee, between Damascus and the Mediterranean Sea.
- Matthew 4:25 Decapolis (i.e., the Ten Cities): a league of Greek cities; all were east of the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River except Sythcopolis (Beth Shan).
