News about him went out into every place of the surrounding region.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
- BSB And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
- NKJV And the report about Him went out into every place in the surrounding region.
- NASB And the news about Him was spreading into every locality of the surrounding region.
- NLT The news about Jesus spread through every village in the entire region.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Mark 1:45But he went out, and began to proclaim it much, and to spread about the matter, so that Jesus could no more openly enter into a city, but was outside in desert places: and they came to him from everywhere.
- Luke 4:14Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee, and news about him spread through all the surrounding area.
- Isa 52:13Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.
- Matt 9:26The report of this went out into all that land.
- Matt 4:23–25Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
- Mark 6:14King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 1:28The report of him went out immediately everywhere into all the region of Galilee and its surrounding area.
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