Matthew 4:25

“And there followed him great great multitudes of people, from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Hierusalem, and from Iudea, and from beyond Iordane.”

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Other Translations

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from] Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.
- King James Version

Large crowds followed Him from Galilee and {the} Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judea and {from} beyond the Jordan.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And there followed him great multitudes from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and `from' beyond the Jordan.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And there went after him great numbers from Galilee and Decapolis and Jerusalem and Judaea and from the other side of Jordan.
- Basic English Bible

And great crowds followed him from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Darby Bible

And there followed him great multitudes of people from Galilee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan.
- Webster's Bible

And great crowds followed Him, coming from Galilee, from the Ten Towns, from Jerusalem, and from beyond the district on the other side of the Jordan.
- Weymouth Bible

Great multitudes from Galilee, Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea and from beyond the Jordan followed him.
- World English Bible

And ther sueden hym myche puple of Galile, and of Decapoli, and of Jerusalem, and of Judee, and of biyende Jordan.
- Wycliffe Bible

And there followed him many multitudes from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judea, and beyond the Jordan.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Matthew 4:25


4:25 Decapolis - A tract of land on the east side of the sea of Galilee, in which were ten cities near each other.


People's Bible Notes for Matthew 4:25


Mt 4:25 Great multitudes of people from Galilee. The fame of his teaching and miracles cause great multitudes to gather from all Palestine. Decapolis. A district containing ten cities east of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee. Notice, in the ministry of Jesus, (1) He was "active"; (2) He went "where people were"; (3) He went where the "busiest people were"--fisherman, those at work, Simon and Andrew--those preparing to work, James and John; (4) He went where "worshiping people" were; (5) He went where "needy people" were.

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