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Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Matthew 4:23 · Berean Standard Bible
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  • WEB Jesus 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.
  • KJV And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
  • NKJV And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people.
  • NASB Jesus was going about in all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.
  • NLT Jesus traveled throughout the region of Galilee, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom. And he healed every kind of disease and illness.

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Quick answer

Jesus travels through Galilee teaching, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease. It summarizes the scope and power of His ministry.

Overview

This verse gives a sweeping summary of Jesus' threefold work: teaching, proclaiming the kingdom, and healing. His miracles authenticate His message and display the kingdom's restoring power over the ruin of sin. The healings are signs that in Christ God is reversing the curse and bringing wholeness.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 40

  • Matt 9:35Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
  • Mark 1:39So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.
  • Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  • Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  • Matt 11:5The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  • Luke 4:15–18He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.
  • Ps 103:3He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,
  • Matt 24:14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
  • Matt 13:54Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
  • Mark 1:21Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.
  • Matt 8:16–17When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.
  • Matt 12:9Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
  • Luke 8:1Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,
  • Matt 15:30–31Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
  • Mark 6:6And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.
  • Rom 10:15And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
  • Acts 5:15–16As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
  • Mark 6:2When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?
  • Luke 5:17One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  • Luke 9:11But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
  • Mark 1:32–34That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,
  • Luke 4:43–44But Jesus told them, “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well, because that is why I was sent.”
  • Luke 13:10One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,
  • John 18:20“I have spoken openly to the world,” Jesus answered. “I always taught in the synagogues and at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret.
  • Mark 3:10For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.
  • Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
  • Acts 9:13–43But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  • Ps 74:8They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.
  • Acts 18:4Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.
  • Luke 6:17Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.
  • John 6:59Jesus said this while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum.
  • Acts 20:25Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
  • Matt 13:19When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
  • Luke 10:9Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’
  • Matt 3:2and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  • Matt 14:14When He stepped ashore and saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick.
  • Matt 10:7–8As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
  • Luke 20:1One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.
  • Luke 4:40–41At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.
  • John 7:1After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

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Christ at the center

Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — son of David, son of Abraham — the new Moses and true Israel in whom every prophecy reaches 'that it might be fulfilled.'

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