Bible Strands
Matthew 9:26
And the news about this spread throughout that region.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the immediate aftermath of Jesus raising a dead girl, noting that information about the event moved outward. This statement bridges the conclusion of the raising narrative and the opening of the blind men’s encounter.
The words — ἐξῆλθεν (exēlthen) means “went out” and φήμη (phēmē) means “report” or “news.” The phrase describes the physical departure of information from a specific location into the surrounding area.
The thread — This pattern of localized reports triggering geographic movement appears in Matthew 4:24, Matthew 14:1, and Mark 1:45. Each reference tracks how the circulation of news about Jesus dictates the next phase of His ministry or public reaction.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to track how miraculous events function as catalysts for geographic and social displacement. It demands attention to narrative causality without attributing theological significance to the mechanism of information spread.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
Cross-references
- Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
- Matthew 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
- 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 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.”
- Acts 26:26 For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.