Matthew 4:24

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

All sick

Matthew 4:23

Matthew 8:14

Matthew 9:35

Possessed

Lunatick

Matthew 17:15

Those that

Matthew 8:6

Matthew 9:2

General references

John 6:2

Bible References

All sick

Jesus went all over Galilee teaching in the [Jewish] synagogues and preaching the good news of the [coming, see verse 17] kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

When Jesus had come into Peter's house, He saw Peter's mother-in-law lying sick with a fever.

Jesus traveled throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the [coming] kingdom and healing all kinds of diseases and illnesses.

Possessed

As they went on their way a deaf-mute, dominated by an evil spirit, was brought to Jesus.

Then a person dominated by an evil spirit, who was [also] blind and mute, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he was able [both] to speak and see [again].

Just then a Canaanite woman came out of that area [Note: Mark 7:26 calls her a Syrophoenician Gentile], crying, "O Lord, son of David, have pity on me. My daughter is seriously troubled by an evil spirit."

Then Jesus spoke sternly to [the evil spirit in] the boy, and it left him, and he was immediately healed.

When Jesus left the boat, immediately a man with an evil spirit came from the graveyard to meet Him.

Now there was a man in the synagogue who was dominated by the spirit of an evil demon [Note: These "evil spirits" or "demons" were powerful beings sent by Satan to inhabit people, causing physical, mental and spiritual harm to them]. He was shouting with a loud voice,

And when He stepped out [of the boat] onto the shore, He was met by a certain man from the town, who was dominated by evil spirits. He had not worn any clothes for a long time and lived in the graveyard instead of a house.

This message was about Jesus from Nazareth and how God specially chose Him [and signified it] by giving Him the Holy Spirit and power. He traveled all over doing good [for people] and healing everyone who was [being] oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Lunatick

"Lord, take pity on my son, for he has violent seizures and suffers intense pain. He often falls into a fire or into water. [Note: This man was also dominated by an evil spirit. See verse 18].

Those that

"Sir, my slave-boy is at home sick in bed with a paralyzing disease and in serious pain."

[Upon His arrival] they brought to Him a man afflicted with a paralytic disease, [being carried on his cot. See Mark 2:3]. When Jesus saw [the evidence of] their faith [i.e., the man's four friends breaking open the roof and lowering him through it. See Mark 2:4-5], He said to the paralytic, "Son, cheer up, your sins are forgiven."

General references

Jesus traveled throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the [coming] kingdom and healing all kinds of diseases and illnesses.

When the people there recognized Jesus, they sent to all the surrounding regions and had all who were sick brought to Him.

Large crowds followed Him there and were healed by Him.

And news about Him quickly spread everywhere, [even] into all of Galilee and the surrounding regions.

and rushed around the whole district to bring sick people on cots to where He was.

And the report of this [incident] about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the entire surrounding district.

And a large crowd followed Him because they had seen the [miraculous] signs He had performed on sick people.