The report of this went out into all that land.
Parallel translations
- KJV And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
- BSB And the news about this spread throughout that region.
- NKJV And the report of this went out into all that land.
- NASB And this news spread throughout that land.
- NLT The report of this miracle swept through the entire countryside.
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Quick answer
News of the girl's raising spreads throughout the region. The miracle becomes widely known, magnifying Jesus' reputation.
Overview
The report of so extraordinary an event naturally travels across the whole district. Matthew notes the spreading fame to show the impact of Christ's works. The miracle adds to the mounting evidence of who Jesus is and draws ever more people to seek him.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 4:24The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases and torments, possessed with demons, epileptics, and paralytics; and he healed them.
- Matt 14:1–2At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
- 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.
- Acts 26:26For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
- 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.”
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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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