But they left and talked about him to everyone in that part of the country.
About this time Herod the ruler heard the news about Jesus
The soldiers took the money and did what they were told. The people of Judea still tell each other this story.
News about him spread all over Syria, and people with every kind of sickness or disease were brought to him. Some of them had a lot of demons in them, others were thought to be crazy, and still others could not walk. But Jesus healed them all.
News about this spread all over that part of the country.
News about Jesus quickly spread all over Galilee.
Jesus told the people not to say anything about what he had done. But the more he told them, the more they talked about it.
Jesus returned to Galilee with the power of the Spirit. News about him spread everywhere.
News about Jesus spread all over that part of the country.
News about Jesus kept spreading. Large crowds came to listen to him teach and to be healed of their diseases.
News about Jesus spread all over Judea and everywhere else in that part of the country.