9:26

This verse gives a summary of the results of this healing. People told the story of this miracle throughout the whole region. Some languages have a special way of introducing this type of result at the end of a true story. For example:

And the result is that this news spread…
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And so the news of this spread…

And the news about this spread: The word this refers to the miracle of raising the dead girl. People told others about this miracle so that people throughout a large area heard about it.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

News of this spread (New International Version)
-or-
The report of this miracle swept (New Living Translation (2004))
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People told others about this miracle

throughout that region: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as region also means “land, district.” It probably refers to the district of Galilee.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

through all that district (English Standard Version)
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through the entire countryside (New Living Translation (2004))

-or-

throughout all the nearby villages

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