Matthew 9:35

Jesus went. [Second Galilean Tour, Matt. 9:35=Luke 8:1-3. Major comment: Luke.] Because ch. 9:36 opens the section dealing with Christ’s instruction to the Twelve preparatory to the Third Galilean Tour, and that the section closes with a statement of Christ’s activity during the time the Twelve made their itinerary of the towns and villages of Galilee (ch. 11:1), ch. 9:35 probably stands as a summary statement for the Second Galilean Tour. Matthew records a similar summary statement for the First Galilean Tour (see on ch. 4:23).

All the cities and villages. Evidently a typical Hebraistic hyperbole. In view of the fact that there were some 200 villages in Galilee (see on Luke 8:1), it would have been difficult if not impossible for Jesus to visit every one of them during His brief Galilean ministry of little more than one year.

Teaching. For the synagogue teaching of Jesus see on Mark 1:39; Luke 4:15, 16.

Synagogues. See pp. 56-58.

The gospel of the kingdom. See on Mark 1:1.

Every sickness. See on ch. 4:23. The disciples were likewise given this power when Christ sent them out to preach (ch. 10:1).

Among the people. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 146) the omission of these words here, but attests their inclusion in ch. 4:23.