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Matthew 9:31

What does Matthew 9:31 mean?

A plain-English look at Matthew 9:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Matthew 9:31 means

Despite Jesus' strict command not to tell anyone, the two men, overjoyed by their newfound sight, go out and spread abroad His fame throughout all that land. Their inability to keep silent testifies to the profound impact of their healing and their desire to share the good news. This also highlights the unstoppable nature of Jesus' influence and the difficulty of containing the joyous news of God's miraculous work.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

But they went forth, and spread abroad his fame in all that land.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But they went out and gave news of him in all that land.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

but they, having gone forth, did spread his fame in all that land.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But they going out, spread his fame abroad in all that country.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But they, when they were gone out, spread his name abroad in all that land.

Context

This verse describes the direct consequence of the blind men's healing, revealing their disobedience to Jesus' command. It immediately follows Jesus' strict charge to secrecy. Their public proclamation of His fame highlights the difficulty of concealing such powerful miracles and naturally leads into the subsequent account of another demon-possessed man, who is brought to Jesus as a result of His growing reputation.

v.30And their eyes were opened. And Jesus strictly charged them, saying, See that no man know it.

v.31This passage

v.32And as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 9:26

    And the fame hereof went forth into all that land.

  • 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.

  • Mark 1:44

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

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