Matthew 4:25

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
followed	ἠκολούθησαν ēkolouthēsan	G190	properly · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτῷ autō	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular masculine
multitudes	πολλοὶ polloi	G4183	(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many · adjective — nominative plural masculine
people	ὄχλοι ochloi	G3793	a throng (as borne along) · noun — nominative plural masculine
from	ἀπὸ apo	G575	"off · preposition
Galilee	Γαλιλαίας Galilaias	G1056	Galilæa (i.e. the heathen circle) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Decapolis	Δεκαπόλεως Dekapoleōs	G1179	the ten-city region · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσολύμων Hi'erosolumōn	G2414	Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim) · noun — genitive plural neuter, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
Judaea	Ἰουδαίας Ioudaias	G2449	the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
beyond	πέραν peran	G4008	through (as adverb or preposition) · preposition
Jordan	Ἰορδάνου.¶ Iordanou	G2446	the Jordanes (i.e. Jarden) · noun — genitive singular masculine, a place

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Cross-references

Luke 6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judæa and J…
Mark 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
Mark 3:7-8 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judæa,
Mark 7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis.
Matthew 5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Matthew 8:1 When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
Matthew 12:15 But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
Matthew 19:2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them there.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:23–end

See here, I. What an industrious preacher Christ was; He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. Observe, 1. What Christ preached - the gospel of the kingdom. The kingdom of heaven, that is, of grace and glory, is emphatically the kingdom, the kingdom that was now to come; that kingdom which shall survive, as it doth surpass, all the kingdoms of the earth. The gospel is the charter of that kingdom, containing the King's coronation oath, by which he has graciously obliged himself to pardon, protect, and save the subjects of that kingdom; it contains also their oath of allegiance, by which they oblige themselves to observe his statutes and…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 4:25

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis--a region lying to the east of the Jordan, so called as containing ten cities, founded and chiefly inhabited by Greek settlers. and from Jerusalem, and from beyond Jordan--meaning from Perea. Thus not only was all Palestine upheaved, but all the adjacent regions. But the more immediate object for which this is here mentioned is, to give the reader some idea both of the vast concourse and of the varied complexion of eager attendants upon the great Preacher, to whom the astonishing discourse of the next three chapters was addressed. On the importance which our Lord Himself attached to this first preaching circ…

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John Gill on Matthew 4:25

And there followed him great multitudes of people,.... Some on one account, and some on another; some out of good will, others out of ill will; some for the healing of their bodies, others for the good of their souls; some to see his miracles, others to hear his doctrine; and what with one and another, the concourse of people that followed him was greater than that which followed John. The Greek word for "multitude" is adopted into the Talmudic language, and is often used by the doctors; who have a tradition to this purpose, that , "there is no multitude less than sixty myriads" (o); but we are not to imagine, that when here, and elsewhere, a multitude is said to follow, or attend on Chri…

The Church Fathers

Crowds that followed Him consisted of four sorts of men, some followed for the heavenly teaching as disciples, some for the curing of their diseases, some from the reports concerning Him alone, and curiosity to find whether they were true; others from envy, wishing to catch Him in some matter that they might accuse Him.
— Rabanus Maurus ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Or, they follow the Lord from Galilee, that is, from the unstable world; from Decapolis, (the country of ten towns,) signifying those who break the Ten Commandments; and from Jerusalem, because before it was preserved unhurt in peace; and from Jordan, that is, from the confession of the Devil; and from beyond Jordan, they who were first planted in paganism, but passing the water of Baptism came to Christ.
— Remigius of Rheims ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Decapolis — Ten cities=deka, ten, and polis, a city, a district on the east and south-east of the Sea of Galilee containing “ten cities,” which were chiefly inhabited by Greeks. It included a portion of Bashan…
John — (1.) One who, with Annas and Caiaphas, sat in judgment on the apostles Peter and John (Acts 4:6). He was of the kindred of the high priest; otherwise unknown. (2.) The Hebrew name of Mark (q.v.). He…
Decapolis · Galilee — Galilee
Galilee · .Teaching and miracles of Jesus in — .Teaching and miracles of Jesus in
Judea · Sea, and from Shiloh on the north to the wil — Sea, and from Shiloh on the north to the wil
Judea, Modern · Jerusalem the capital of — Jerusalem the capital of
Miracles · Jesus was followed on account of — Jesus was followed on account of

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Matthew 4:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 4:25

John Gill on Matthew 4:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Matthew 4:25

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Matthew 4:25

John Gill on Matthew 4:25

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Matthew 4:18–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 4:24-25