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Luke 4:37
And the news about Jesus spread throughout the surrounding region.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of Jesus’ synagogue teaching and exorcism, noting how the crowd’s amazement triggered a wider geographical response.
The words — ἐξεπορεύετο (exeporeueto) means “was spreading” and applies to ἦχος (ēchos), literally “report,” describing the news moving outward from the synagogue scene.
The thread — This pattern of rapid dissemination appears in Luke 4:14, Mark 1:45, and aligns with the prophetic motif of the Servant’s exaltation in Isaiah 52:13.
Why it lands — The verse states that Jesus’ authoritative word and action inherently produce public impact, requiring the reader to account for the practical consequences of that spreading report.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
Cross-references
- Mark 1:45 But the man went out and openly began to proclaim and spread the news. Consequently, Jesus could no longer enter a town in plain view, but He stayed out in solitary places. Yet people came to Him from every quarter.
- Isaiah 52:13 Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
- Luke 4:14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Matthew 9:26 And the news about this spread throughout that region.
- Mark 6:14 Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 1:28 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.