Luke 5:15

But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator describes the immediate aftermath of Jesus’s command to a healed leper to remain silent and present himself to the priest. The man disobeys, and the resulting report draws public attention to Jesus.

The words — Διήρχετο (diērcheto) literally means “was spread abroad,” and μᾶλλον (mallon) intensifies the action to “still more” or “all the more.” These terms document the report’s rapid, uncontrolled expansion.

The thread — Matthew 4:23 records Jesus healing every disease among the people as he travels through Galilee. Matthew 15:30 notes large crowds bringing the lame, blind, crippled, and mute to him. Luke 12:1 describes a gathering of thousands where the people trample one another while Jesus prepares to teach.

Why it lands — The text states that disobedience to a direct command accelerated public exposure to Jesus. It requires the reader to acknowledge that the movement of his ministry exceeds human control and demands a response to his authority and power.

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The Greek words

King James Version

But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

Cross-references

Matthew 15:30 Large 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.
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.
Luke 12:1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
Matthew 9:26 And the news about this spread throughout that region.
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.
Mark 1:28 And the news about Jesus spread quickly through the whole region of Galilee.
Mark 3:7 So Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, accompanied by a large crowd from Galilee, Judea,
Proverbs 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Luke 14:25 Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,
John 6:2 A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.