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Augustine: "That Matthew here speaks of his own city, and Mark calls it Capharnaum, would be more difficult to be reconciled if Matthew had expressed it Nazareth. But as it is, all Galilee might be called Christ’s city, because Nazareth was in Galilee; just as all the Roman empire, divided into many states, was still called the Roman city.
Matthew 9 is the ninth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament. It continues the narrative about Jesus' ministry in Galilee as he ministers to the public, working miracles, and going through all the cities and towns of the area, preaching the gospel, and healing every disease. [ 1 ]
Chrysostom: " After His instructions He adds a miracle, which should mightily discomfit the Pharisees, because he who came to beg this miracle, was a ruler of the synagogue, and the mourning was great, for she was his only child, and of the age of twelve years, that is, when the flower of youth begins; While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came one of their chief men unto him."
Therefore Matthew and Mark have related it as said to the disciples, because so it was as much an objection against their Master whom they followed and imitated. The sense therefore is one in all, and so much the better conveyed, as the words are changed while the substance continues the same."
(1 Tim. 1:15.) [1] MacEvilly notes the condescension of Christ in calling Matthew, "the publican, and a man so infamous among the Jews, not only to grace but to His family and intimate friendship and Apostleship." He also comments on the efficacy of Christ's calling, and the ready obedience of Matthew.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged them, saying, See that no man know it. The New International Version translates the passage as: and their sight was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this."
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In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And he arose, and departed to his house. The Holman Christian Standard Bible translates the passage as: And he got up and went home. For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 9:7.