Matthew 4:23

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Matthew 4:21–25 · Berean Standard Bible

21 Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,

22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.

23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.

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.

25 The large crowds that followed Him came from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.

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Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.

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And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

John 7:1

After this, Jesus traveled throughout Galilee. He did not want to travel in Judea, because the Jews there were trying to kill Him.

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Matthew 12:9

Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

Matthew 13:54

Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.

Psalms 74:8

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely.” They burned down every place where God met us in the land.

Mark 1:21

Then Jesus and His companions went to Capernaum, and right away Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and began to teach.

Mark 1:39

So He went throughout Galilee, preaching in their synagogues and driving out demons.

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When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard Him were astonished. “Where did this man get these ideas?” they asked. “What is this wisdom He has been given? And how can He perform such miracles?

Luke 4:15

He taught in their synagogues and was glorified by everyone.

Luke 4:16

Then Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. As was His custom, He entered the synagogue on the Sabbath. And when He stood up to read,

Luke 4:44

And He continued to preach in the synagogues of Judea.

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One Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues,

Acts 9:20

Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”

Acts 9:13

But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

Acts 9:14

And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”

Acts 9:15

“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

Acts 9:16

I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”

Acts 9:17

So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,

Acts 9:19

and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.

Acts 9:21

All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”

Acts 9:22

But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.

Acts 9:23

After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,

Acts 9:24

but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

Acts 9:25

One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.

Acts 9:26

When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

Acts 9:27

Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.

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So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.

Acts 9:29

He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.

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When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.

Acts 9:31

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

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As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.

Acts 9:33

There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.

Acts 9:34

“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,

Acts 9:35

and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.

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At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.

Acts 9:38

Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”

Acts 9:39

So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Acts 9:40

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.

Acts 9:41

Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.

Acts 9:42

This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.

Acts 9:43

And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.

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Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

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After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

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the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:

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“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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Soon afterward, Jesus traveled from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him,

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One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the gospel, the chief priests and scribes, together with the elders, came up to Him.

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And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”

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When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

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This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

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As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’

Matthew 10:8

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

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Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.

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The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

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He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,

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That evening, after sunset, people brought to Jesus all who were sick and demon-possessed,

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and the whole town gathered at the door.

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And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

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For He had healed so many that all who had diseases were pressing forward to touch Him.

Luke 4:40

At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

Luke 4:41

Demons also came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But He rebuked the demons and would not allow them to speak, because they knew He was the Christ.

Luke 5:17

One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.

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Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon.

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So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

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But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.

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Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’

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As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

Acts 5:16

Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.