Matthew 4:24

“And his fame went throughout all Syria, etc.] For his ministry and miracles, especially the latter; wherefore they brought to him, that is, out of Syria, the sick. Syria was in some respects reckoned as the land of Israel, though in others not. “The f229 Rabbins teach, that in three respects Syria was like to the land of Israel, and in three to the countries with out the land: the dust defiled, as without the land; he that sold his servant to (one in) Syria, was as if he sold him to one without the land; and he that brought a bill of divorce from Syria, as if he brought it from without the land: and in three things it was like to the land of Israel; it was bound to tithes, and to the…”

“And his fame went throughout all Syria--reaching first to the part of it adjacent to Galilee, called Syro-PhÅ“nicia (Mar 7:26), and thence extending far and wide. and they brought unto him all sick people--all that were ailing or unwell. Those that were taken--for this is a distinct class, not an explanation of the "unwell" class, as our translators understood it. with divers diseases and torments--that is, acute disorders. and those which were possessed with devils--that were demonized or possessed with demons. and those which were lunatic--moon-struck. and those that had the palsy--paralytics, a word not naturalized when our version was made. and he healed them--These healings were at once…”

“And his fame went throughout all Syria - It is not easy to fix the exact bounds of Syria in the time of our Saviour. It was, perhaps, the general name for the country lying between the Euphrates on the east, and the Mediterranean on the west; and between Mount Taurus on the north, and Arabia on the south. Through all this region his celebrity was spread by his power of working miracles; and, as might be expected, the sick from every quarter were brought to him, in the hope that he would give relief. Those possessed with devils - Much difficulty exists, and much has been written respecting those in the New Testament said to be possessed with the devil. It has been maintained by many that the…”

“Through all Syria - The whole province, of which the Jewish country was only a small part. And demoniacs - Men possessed with devils: and lunatics, and paralytics - Men ill of the palsy, whose cases were of all others most deplorable and most helpless. Matthew 4:25”

“4:24-25 During Jesus’ day, much of Palestine was in the Roman jurisdiction of Syria (a term that could refer to the entire eastern shore of the Mediterranean). Matthew mentions Syria to show how widespread the news of Jesus was. • The word translated epileptic refers to epilepsy or demonic oppression. In 17:15, one so described “falls into fire and water,” that is, the boy was unable to control himself. • The Ten Towns was a federation of ten cities, most of which were east of the Jordan and southeast of the Sea of Galilee (Damascus, Raphana, Hippos, Abila [or Canatha], Gadara, Scythopolis, Pella, Dion, Gerasa, and Philadelphia [Amman]). These cities were predominantly Gentile and…”

“his fame: Mat 9:26, Mat 9:31, Mat 14:1; Jos 6:27; Kg1 4:31, Kg1 10:1; Ch1 14:17; Mar 1:28; Luk 4:14, Luk 5:15 Syria: Sa2 8:6; Luk 2:2; Act 15:23, Act 15:41 all sick: Mat 4:23, Mat 8:14, Mat 8:15, Mat 9:35; Exo 15:26 possessed: Mat 9:32, Mat 12:22, Mat 15:22, Mat 17:18; Mark 5:2-18; Luk 4:33-35, Luk 8:27-37; Act 10:38 lunatic: Mat 17:15 those that: Mat 8:6, Mat 8:13, Mat 9:2-8 Matthew 4:25”