“And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.”
And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction. The summary of Jesus' Galilean ministry repeated from Matthew 4:23 forms an inclusio around the entire block of chapters 5–9: the Sermon (chapters 5–7) represents the teaching, and the healings (chapters 8–9) represent the healing of every disease and every affliction. The proclaiming of the gospel of the kingdom ties both together: the Sermon describes the kingdom's character and the healings demonstrate its power. The comprehensive — all the cities and villages, every disease and every affliction — communicates the scope of the mission.
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