Matthew 4:24

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

The news [of what Jesus was doing] spread all over [the country of] Syria and they brought to Him all those who were sick, stricken with various diseases and pains, dominated by evil spirits, and afflicted with seizures and paralysis, and He healed them [all].

Cross References

Matthew 12:22

Then a person dominated by an evil spirit, who was [also] blind and mute, was brought to Jesus. He healed the man so that he was able [both] to speak and see [again].

Matthew 14:1

About that time Herod the tetrarch [Note: This man was the son of Herod the Great (See 2:1 and governor of that district] heard the report about what Jesus had been saying and doing.

Matthew 15:22

Just then a Canaanite woman came out of that area [Note: Mark 7:26 calls her a Syrophoenician Gentile], crying, “O Lord, son of David, have pity on me. My daughter is seriously troubled by an evil spirit.”

Matthew 17:15

“Lord, take pity on my son, for he has violent seizures and suffers intense pain. He often falls into a fire or into water. [Note: This man was also dominated by an evil spirit. See verse 18].

Matthew 17:18

Then Jesus spoke sternly to [the evil spirit in] the boy, and it left him, and he was immediately healed.

Matthew 4:23

Jesus went all over Galilee teaching in the [Jewish] synagogues and preaching the good news of the [coming, see verse 17] kingdom, and healing all kinds of disease and sickness among the people.

Matthew 8:28

And when He got to the other side [i.e., the east side of the lake], He was in the district of the Gadarenes. There He was met by two men dominated by evil spirits. They came from the graveyard [where they lived] and were so fierce that no one could [safely] travel that road.

Matthew 8:33

[Upon seeing this happen] the men who were tending the herd ran away and went into the town [i.e., of Gadara, one of ten towns making up the province of Decapolis], and told the people everything, [including] what had happened to the men dominated by evil spirits.

Matthew 8:6

“Sir, my slave-boy is at home sick in bed with a paralyzing disease and in serious pain.”

Matthew 9:26

And the report of this incident spread all over the district.

Matthew 9:35

Jesus traveled throughout all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the [coming] kingdom and healing all kinds of diseases and illnesses.

Mark 1:28

And news about Him quickly spread everywhere, [even] into all of Galilee and the surrounding regions.

Mark 1:32

When evening came and the sun had set, they brought to Jesus all those who were sick and those dominated by evil spirits.

Mark 2:3

Then some people came, bringing a man afflicted with paralysis, who was being carried by four friends.

Mark 2:4

And when they were unable to get near Jesus, because of the [large] crowd, they removed [a section of] the roof [directly above Him]. [Note: The roof was a flat area, where people retired for rest, prayer, etc., and easily accessible from an outside stairway]. And when they had broken open [a sizable hole], they lowered the cot on which the paralyzed man was lying.

Mark 2:9

Which is easier, to say to the paralyzed man, ‘your sins are forgiven,’ or to say ‘get up, pick up your cot and walk’?

Luke 2:2

This was the first registration made while Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Luke 4:14

Then Jesus returned to Galilee with power from the Holy Spirit; and a report about Him spread through the entire surrounding region.

Luke 4:38

So, He left the synagogue and entered Simon’s [i.e., Peter’s] house. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was [in bed] stricken with a high fever. And they [i.e., Andrew, James and John, besides Peter. See Mark 1:29] begged Him [to do something] for her.

Luke 5:15

But the news about what Jesus had done spread all the more widely, so that large crowds assembled to listen to Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.

Luke 5:24

But so you will know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins, (He then said to the paralyzed man), ‘I say to you, get up, pick up your cot and go home.’”

Luke 7:17

And the report of this [incident] about Jesus spread throughout Judea and the entire surrounding district.

John 10:21

Others said, “These are not the words of someone dominated by an evil spirit. Can an evil spirit restore sight to a blind person?”

Acts 10:38

This message was about Jesus from Nazareth and how God specially chose Him [and signified it] by giving Him the Holy Spirit and power. He traveled all over doing good [for people] and healing everyone who was [being] oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Acts 15:23

This is what they wrote [in the letter]: “[This is] from your brothers, the apostles and elders [of the Jerusalem church]: Greetings to [our] Gentile brothers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia.

Acts 15:41

traveling through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches [along the way].

Acts 28:9

When he had done this, the rest of those on the island who had diseases, [also] came and were healed.

Acts 8:7

Evil spirits came out, with loud shrieks, from many persons and large numbers of people were healed of their paralysis and crippled conditions.