Matthew 4:23-25

Rachel Workman: I don’t have a comment today.

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John Burnett: ²³ Jesus was going throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the ^[a]gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and every kind of sickness among the people. 

²⁴ The news about Him spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, ^[b]epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. ²⁵ Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and the Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and from beyond the Jordan.  Jesus healed people to authenticate who He was to those who were there to be listen to Him or be healed by him.  Jesus healing people like He was doing also shows His power over sin.  Before sin, there was no illness but because of sin, Jesus had to come as a sacrifice to overcome sin once and for all. 

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Allen Michaels:  ²³ Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. Jesus was teaching, preaching, and healing. These were the three main aspects of his ministry. Teaching shows Jesus’ concern for understanding; Preaching shows his concern for commitment; and healing shows his concern for wholeness. His miracles of healing authenticated his teaching and preaching, proving that he truly was from God. ²⁴ News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed; and he healed them. Jesus preached the gospel—the Good News—to everyone who wanted to hear it. The gospel is that the kingdom of heaven has come, that God is with us, and that he cares for us. Christ can heal us, not just of physical sickness, but of spiritual sickness as well. There’s no sin or problem too great or too small for him to handle. Jesus’ words were good news because they offered freedom, hope, peace of heart, and eternal life with God. ²⁵ Large crowds from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and the region across the Jordan followed him. The word about Jesus was out, and Jews and Gentiles were coming long distances to hear him.