Matthew 9:26

‘And the fame concerning this went forth into all that land.'

And as is made clear in each of these last three stories the result was widespread ‘fame'. The stories of what had happened spread everywhere throughout the whole of Galilee. Here among them was One Who could raise the dead.

Among the lessons that Matthew was trying to convey was the fact that Jesus brought hope and life to both rich and poor. He treated both the wealthy Ruler and the impoverished, once wealthy, woman in exactly the same way. Thus all could know that His mercy reached out to all without exception, whether clean or unclean, wealthy or poor.