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Matthew 4 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Matthew 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Greek words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Matthew 4 in the Greek

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Greek Transliteration Strong's Count KJV renderings
Γαλιλαία Galilaía G1056 5 Galilee
διάβολος diábolos G1228 4 false accuser, devil, slanderer
γράφω gráphō G1125 4 describe, write
ἀδελφός adelphós G80 4 brother
Ζαβουλών Zaboulṓn G2194 2 Zabulon
ἀκολουθέω akolouthéō G190 3 follow, reach
θάλασσα thálassa G2281 3 sea

How preachers through history handled this text

45 public-domain excerpts on Matthew 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Aquinas 17 Spurgeon 9 Matthew Henry 5 Ambrose 3 Alexander MacLaren 3 Chrysostom 2 J. C. Ryle 2 +4 more

“Wherever Christ went, he confirmed his Divine mission by miracles, which were emblems of the healing power of his doctrine, and the influences of the Spirit which accompanied it. We do not now find the Saviour's miraculous healing power in our bodies; but if we are cured by medicine, the praise is equally his. Three general words are here used. He healed every sickness or disease; none was too bad; none too hard, for Christ to heal with a word. Three diseases are named; the palsy, which is the greatest weakness of the body; …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Matthew 4:23–40 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Galilee 1 — Matt 4:12
  • Judea 1 — Matt 4:12
  • Capernaum — Matt 4:13
  • Nazareth — Matt 4:13

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