Matthew 9 · Verse 31

Matthew 9:31

But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
Matthew 9:31, King James Version

Matthew 9:31 in other translations

BSBBut they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
WEBBut they went out and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
ASVBut they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.
YLTbut they, having gone forth, did spread his fame in all that land.
DARBYBut they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.
BBEBut they went out and gave news of him in all that land.
WebsterBut they, when they had departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

What does Matthew 9:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
31. But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country--(See on Mt 8:4). A Dumb Demoniac Healed (Mt 9:32-34).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 But they - spread abroad his fame - They should have held their peace; for to obey is better than sacrifice, 1Sam 15:22; but man must always be wiser than God, however, it may be profitable to remark, 1st. That honor pursues those who fly from it. 2dly. He who is thoroughly sensible of God's mercy cannot long contain his acknowledgments. 3dly. That God in general requires that what a man has received, for his own salvation, shall become subservient to that of others - Let your light so shine, etc. God chooses to help man by man, that all may be firmly knit together in brotherly love.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 9:27-31

At this time the Jews expected Messiah would appear; these blind men knew and proclaimed in the streets of Capernaum that he was come, and that Jesus was he. Those who, by the providence of God, have lost their bodily sight, may, by the grace of God, have the eyes of their understanding fully enlightened. And whatever our wants and burdens are, we need no more for supply and support, than to share in the mercy of…

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Matthew 9:31 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

οἱhoi<the>G3588
δὲdeButG1161
ἐξελθόντεςexelthonteshaving gone outG1831
διεφήμισανdiephēmisanthey make knownG1310
αὐτὸνautonHimG846
ἐνeninG1722
ὅλῃholēallG3650
τῇtēatheG3588
γῇgēalandG1093
ἐκείνῃ.¶ekeinēthat.G1565

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

Cross references for Matthew 9:31

  • Mark 7:36

    And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it;

  • Matthew 9:26

    And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

  • Mark 1:44-45

    And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man: but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
spread.
Mr 1:44,45; 7:36

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

Context

  • Matthew 9:30

    And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

  • Matthew 9:31

    But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

  • Matthew 9:32

    As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

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Matthew 9:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas ellos salidos, divulgaron su fama por toda aquella tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mais eux, étant partis, répandirent sa renommée dans tout ce pays-là.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Sie aber gingen aus und machten ihn ruchbar in jenem ganzen Lande.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Illi autem exeuntes, diffamaverunt eum in tota terra illa.