Matthew 9 · Verse 26

Matthew 9:26

And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.
Matthew 9:26, King James Version

Matthew 9:26 in other translations

BSBAnd the news about this spread throughout that region.
WEBThe report of this went out into all that land.
ASVAnd the fame hereof went forth into all that land.
YLTand the fame of this went forth to all the land.
DARBYAnd the fame of it went out into all that land.
BBEAnd the news of it went out into all that land.
WebsterAnd the fame of this went abroad into all that land.

What does Matthew 9:26 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 26.

(1) "fame" or, "his fame"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 And the fame hereof went abroad - In this business Jesus himself scarcely appears, but the work effected by his sovereign power is fully manifested; to teach us that it is the business of a successful preacher of the Gospel to conceal himself as much as possible, that God alone may have the glory of his own grace. This is a proper miracle, and a full exemplification of the unlimited power of Christ.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 9:18-26

The death of our relations should drive us to Christ, who is our life. And it is high honour to the greatest rulers to attend on the Lord Jesus; and those who would receive mercy from Christ, must honour him. The variety of methods Christ took in working his miracles, perhaps was because of the different frames and tempers of mind, which those were in who came to him, and which He who searches the heart perfectly…

Read the full comment on Matthew 9:18-26 →

Matthew 9:26 in the original Greek

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καὶkaiAndG2532
ἐξῆλθενexēlthenwent outG1831
ἡhē<the>G3588
φήμηphēmēreportG5345
αὕτηhautēthisG3778
εἰςeisintoG1519
ὅληνholēnallG3650
τὴνtēntheG3588
γῆνgēnlandG1093
ἐκείνην.¶ekeinēnthat.G1565

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 9:26

  • Matthew 4:24

    And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

  • Matthew 14:1-2

    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

  • Mark 1:45

    But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter.

  • Mark 6:14

    And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

  • Acts 26:26

    For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the fame hereof. or, this fame.
4:24; 14:1,2; Mr 1:45; 6:14; Ac 26:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 9:25

    But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

  • Matthew 9:26

    And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

  • Matthew 9:27

    And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.

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Matthew 9:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y salió esta fama por toda aquella tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le bruit s’en répandit par tout ce pays-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Gerücht hiervon ging aus in jenes ganze Land.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et exiit fama hæc in universam terram illam.