Matthew 4:25
Context4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, 1 Jerusalem, 2 Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. 3
Luke 6:17
Context6:17 Then 4 he came down with them and stood on a level place. 5 And a large number 6 of his disciples had gathered 7 along with 8 a vast multitude from all over Judea, from 9 Jerusalem, 10 and from the seacoast of Tyre 11 and Sidon. 12 They came to hear him and to be healed 13 of their diseases,
[4:25] 1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
[4:25] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[4:25] 3 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).
[6:17] 4 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
[6:17] 5 tn Or “on a plateau.” This could refer to a message given in a flat locale or in a flat locale in the midst of a more mountainous region (Jer 21:13; Isa 13:2). It is quite possible that this sermon is a summary version of the better known Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7.
[6:17] 6 tn Grk “large crowd.”
[6:17] 7 tn There is no verb in Greek at this point, but since “a large crowd” (see preceding tn) is in the nominative case, one needs to be supplied.
[6:17] 9 tn Grk “and from,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.
[6:17] 10 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[6:17] 11 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[6:17] 12 sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.
[6:17] 13 sn To hear him and to be healed. Jesus had a two-level ministry: The word and then wondrous acts of service that showed his message of God’s care were real.