Matthew 4:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. ”

Matthew 4:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

From Decapolis - Decapolis was the name of a region of country in the bounds of the half-tribe of Manasseh, mainly on the east of Jordan. It was so called because it included 10 cities - the mean...
Matthew 4:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Summary of Work in Galilee ( cf. Mark 1:39 ; Luke 4:44 ). Mt. here departs from Mk.'s order; he is about to give an account of the teachings of Jesus ( Matthew 4:5-7 ) before an account of His h...
Matthew 4:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Galilee. App-169. and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. App-6.
Matthew 4:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. This verse is immediately connected with the f...
Matthew 4:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

From Decapolis— A country of Palestine, so called because it contained ten cities; concerning the names of which the learned are not agreed. It bordered upon Syria, a province near Galilee, and e...
Matthew 4:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. And there followed him great multitudes of peo...
Matthew 4:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Temptation 1-11. The temptation ( Mark 1:12 ; Luke 4:1 ). The narrative, which can only have come from our Lord's own lips, describes an actual historical fact, the great temptation which He...
Matthew 4:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Decapolis. — The district so named was formed by the Romans on their first conquest of Syria, B.C. 65, and, speaking roughly, included a tract of country east and south-east of the Sea of Galilee....
Matthew 4:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 6 Beginning of His Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4:12-25 . DID our Lord's ministry begin in Galilee? If so, why did He not Himself set the example of "beginning at Jerusalem?" As a matter...
Matthew 4:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Opening Works of Mercy and Power Matthew 4:18-25 We must read the first chapter of John into the opening paragraph. Already the Lord had met with these first disciples in the Jordan valley; but...
Matthew 4:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"Then." After the heavens opened, hell is opened. The King must not only be in perfect harmony with the order and beauty of the heavens, He must face all the disorder and ugliness of the abyss. Goodn...
Matthew 4:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. What a lovely picture is here drawn of the SON of GOD...
Matthew 4:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there followed him great multitudes of people ,.... Some on one account, and some on another; some out of good will, others out of ill will; some for the healing of their bodies, others for the...
Matthew 4:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judaea, and from beyond Jordan. Ver. 25. And there followed him great mult...
Matthew 4:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And there followed him great multitudes Affected with the sight, or fame of his miracles, which was now very great, from Galilee Its many and populous towns and villages. See note on Matthew 4:1...
Matthew 4:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

There could be no doubt therefore that He would fulfil this virtual pledge to bear their sins on Calvary. Notice too that the Father approves Him in this unqualified way before His being tested by Sa...
Matthew 4:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ Preaches in Galilee; Miracles of Christ in Galilee. 23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and p...
Matthew 4:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

They followed for the loaves, for the benefit of the bodily cures, or out of curiosity, though some (probably) followed him out of love, and to learn of him. Decapolis hath its name from ten cities...
Matthew 4:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Light Begins To Shine Throughout All Galilee, And Even Beyond (4:23-25). From now on a great work of the Spirit commences throughout all Galilee, as Jesus goes about teaching in their synagogu...
Matthew 4:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 4:23 . Synagogues .—Places of religious assembly and worship. After the Jews returned from the exile in Babylon, a new hunger for the law of God and the worship of God see...
Matthew 4:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:1 . Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit, υπο του πνευματος, the Holy Spirit, as indicated by the Greek article, and declared in the verses preseding. Led into the wilderness, where he...
Matthew 4:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Healing all manner of sick. Moral healing I. Christ is able to cure all sorts of sins. Lover of lust, dropsy of drunkenness, stone in the heart, etc. II. Christ healed incurable sinners-peop...
Matthew 4:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Matthew 4:1-40 THE TEMPTATION . The Father's acceptance of the Lord's consecration of himself for the work of the kingdom does not exclude temptation, but rather necessitates...
Matthew 4:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

With His fame grew the number of His followers: And there followed Him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. The...
Matthew 4:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 6:17 ; Luke 6:19 ; Mark 3:7 ; Mark 5:20 ; Mark 6:2 ; Mark 7:31 ; Matthew 12:15 ; Matthew 19:2 ; Matthew 5:1 ; Matthew 8:1
Matthew 4:25 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The First Disciples Matthew 4:13-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory we wish to speak on the wonderful privileges which belong to saints, called into comradeship with God. Where is the man...
Matthew 4:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Decapolis — A tract of land on the east side of the sea of Galilee, in which were ten cities near each other.

Matthew 4:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Matthew 4:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Matthew 4:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Matthew 4:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew 4:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew 4:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

Matthew 4:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Matthew 4:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 4:25 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Matthew 4:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes