Matthew 9:26
in Matthew 9And the news about this spread throughout that region.
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ASV
And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
KJV
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
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This verse in Matthew 9
Commentary
13 notes on this verseAnd the fame hereof went abroad - In this business Jesus himself scarcely appears, but the work effected by his sovereign power is fully manifested; to teach us that it is the business of a successful preacher of the Gospel to conceal himself as much as possible, that God alone may have the glory of his own grace. This is a proper miracle, and a full exemplification of the unlimited power of Christ.
This site's exposition
the minstrels and the people making a noise
on Matthew 9:23-26
Jesus arrives to hired minstrels and a wailing crowd, the customary hired mourning of the culture, already underway though the child has only just died, and his the maid is not dead, but sleepeth draws open scorn, they laughed him to scorn. Sleep is his own word for death throughout the Gospels where resurrection is imminent, as at Lazarus's tomb in John 11, a description of death's temporary hold rather than a denial that she had died. He puts the mockers out, takes her by the hand, and the maid arose, the second resurrection scene of the Gospel after Jairus's daughter, and the report spreads through all that land.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers4 voices
(Verse 26) And he took her by the hand. And the girl arose: And this report went forth into all that land. Unless the hands of the Jews, which are full of blood, are first cleansed, their synagogue will not rise again.
In the flute players and bustling onlookers who laughed to scorn the Lord who said, "The girl is asleep, not dead," we see an example of the synagogue rulers and the onlookers of Jewish people who, when they heard that the hope of eternal life …
In the synagogue ruler we perceive a figure of the prophets or apostles, especially Peter, by whom the calling of the Gentiles was first heard; that is, the girl represented all those holy people who pleased God, not through the works of the law but …
His fame went about into all that country; that is, the salvation of the elect, the gift and works of Christ are preached.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"But when the people were put forth, He went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land." Where there are crowds and distractions, Christ does not perform miracles. He takes her by …
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church2 voices
Then followed the report of this throughout all that district.
(non occ.) The fame, namely, of the greatness and novelty of the miracle, and its established truth; so that it could not be supposed to be a forgery.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
If he has power to give eternal life, as he certainly has ( John xvii. 2 ), he must have power to forgive sin; for guilt is a bar that must be removed, or we can never get to heaven. What an encouragement is this to poor sinners to repent, that the power of pardoning sin is put into the hands of the Son of man, who is bone of our bone!
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
Let us mark, in this passage, the gracious name by which the Lord Jesus speaks of himself. He calls himself “the bridegroom” What the bridegroom is to the bride, the Lord Jesus is to the souls of all who believe in him. He loves them with a deep and everlasting love. He takes them into union with himself: they are “one with Christ and Christ in them.”
Let us mark, in this passage, the gracious name by which the Lord Jesus speaks of himself. He calls himself “the bridegroom” What the bridegroom is to the bride, the Lord Jesus is to the souls of all who believe in him. He loves them with a deep and everlasting love. He takes them into union with himself: they are “one with Christ and Christ in them.” He pays all their debts to God; he supplies all their daily needs; he sympathizes with them in all their troubles; he bears with all their infirmities, and does not reject them for a few weaknesses. He regards them as part of himself: those that persecute and injure them are persecuting him. The glory that he has received from his Father they will one day share with him, and where he is, there shall they be. Such are the privileges of all true Christians, they are the Lamb’s wife ( 19:7 ). Such is the portion to which faith admits us. By it God joins our poor sinful souls to one precious Husband; and those whom thus joins together shall never be put asunder. Blessed indeed are they that believe. Let us mark in the next place, what a wise principle the Lord Jesus lays down for the treatment of young disciples. There were some who found fault with our Lord’s followers because they did not fast as John the Baptist’s disciples did. Our Lord defends his disciples with an argument full of deep wisdom. He shows that there would want of fitness in their fasting so long as he, their Bridegroom, was with them. But he does not stop there. He goes on to show, by two parables, that young beginners in the school of Christianity must be dealt with gently. They must be taught as they are able to bear: they must not be expected to receive everything at once. To neglect this rule would be as unwise as to “put new wine into old bottles” piece of new cloth to an old garment.”
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | And | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐξῆλθεν | exelthen | went out | G1831 → | 216 times |
| ἡ | he | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| φήμη | pheme | report | G5345 → | |
| αὕτη | haute | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| εἰς | eis | into | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| ὅλην | holen | all | G3650 → | 109 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆν | gen | land | G1093 → | 248 times |
| ἐκείνην.¶ | ekeinen | that. | G1565 → | 260 times |
καὶAnd
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐξῆλθενwent out
exelthenG1831 →216 times
ἡ<the>
heG3588 →19766 times
φήμηreport
phemeG5345 →
αὕτηthis
hauteG3778 →1381 times
εἰςinto
eisG1519 →1755 times
ὅληνall
holenG3650 →109 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
γῆνland
genG1093 →248 times
ἐκείνην.¶that.
ekeinenG1565 →260 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Mark 1:45But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people…
it leads to
- Matthew 9:31
But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Matthew 9:31
Through
Matthew 4:24News 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.
it leads to
- Matthew 17:15
“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Matthew 8:6
“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”
- Matthew 15:22
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
- Matthew 17:18
Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
- Matthew 12:22
Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
- Matthew 17:15
Through
Mark 6:14Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in…
it leads to
- Mark 6:14–29
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in…
- Luke 9:7–9
When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
- Mark 6:14–29
Where this verse is studied
About Matthew
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Chromatius of Aquileia, TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 47.7; Chromatius of Aquileia, TRACTATE ON MATTHEW 47.6-7.24; Glossa Ordinaria, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Hilary of Poitiers, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; J.C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew; Jerome, Commentary on Matthew; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Matthew and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on Matthew.