Matthew 20:34

Matthew 20:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him.
• New International Version (NIV)Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Jesus in pity touched their eyes, and immediately they recovered their sight and followed him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jesus had compassion and touched their eyes. And immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.

Context of Matthew 20:34

32Jesus stopped and called them, and asked, “What do you want Me to do for you?” 33They answered Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.” Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him [as His disciples].

Matthew 20:34 word by word

σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἥψατο τῶν ὀμμάτων αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέβλεψαν καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had compassionσπλαγχνίζωsplagchnizomai · to pityG4697
• and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• received sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• they followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190

Cross-references for Matthew 20:34

• Matthew 9:36When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion and pity for them, because they were dispirited and distressed, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matthew 14:14When He went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt [profound] compassion for them and healed their sick.
• Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and have nothing [left] to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, because they might faint [from exhaustion] on the way [home].”
• Psalms 145:8The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He felt [great] compassion for her, and said to her, “Do not weep.”
• John 11:33When Jesus saw her sobbing, and the Jews who had come with her also sobbing, He was deeply moved in spirit [to the point of anger at the sorrow caused by death] and was troubled,
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore, it was essential that He had to be made like His brothers (mankind) in every respect, so that He might [by experience] become a merciful and faithful High Priest in things related to God, to make atonement (propitiation) for the people’s sins [thereby wiping away the sin, satisfying divine justice, and providing a way of reconciliation between God and mankind].
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you be like-minded [united in spirit], sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted [courteous and compassionate toward each other as members of one household], and humble in spirit;
• Matthew 9:29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith [your trust and confidence in My power and My ability to heal] it will be done to you.”
• Mark 7:33Jesus, taking him aside by himself, away from the crowd, put His fingers into the man’s ears, and after spitting, He touched the man’s tongue [with the saliva];
• Luke 22:51But Jesus replied, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched the ear and healed him.
• John 9:6When He had said this, He spat on the ground and made mud with His saliva, and He spread the mud [like an ointment] on the man’s eyes.
• Matthew 8:15He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and served Him.
• Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience].
• Luke 18:43Immediately he regained his sight and began following Jesus, glorifying and praising and honoring God. And all the people, when they saw it, praised God.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34So Jesus had compassion on them - , He was moved with tender pity. The tender pity of Christ met the earnest cry of the blind men, and their immediate cure was the result. They followed him - As a proof of the miracle that was wrought, and of the gratitude which they felt to their benefactor. For other particulars of this miraculous cure, see the notes on Mark 10:46, etc. Reader, whosoever thou art, act in behalf of thy soul as these blind men did in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-34Verses 29-34 See Mark 10:46-52, and Luke 18:35-43; Luke 19:1, where this account of his restoring to sight two blind men is also recorded. “And as they departed from Jericho.” This was a large town about eight miles west of the Jordan, and about 19 miles northeast from Jerusalem. Near to this city the Israelites crossed the Jordan when they entered into the land of Canaan, Joshua 3:16. It was the first city taken by Joshua, who destroyed it to the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-34Verses 29-34 It is good for those under the same trial, or infirmity of body or mind, to join in prayer to God for relief, that they may quicken and encourage one another. There is mercy enough in Christ for all that ask. They were earnest in prayer. They cried out as men in earnest. Cold desires beg denials. They were humble in prayer, casting themselves upon, and referring themselves cheerfully to, the Mediator's mercy. They showed faith in prayer, by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-34The blind men’s expression of faith in the Son of David was an acknowledgment of Jesus as the Messiah (see Matthew 21:9; 22:42; 2 Samuel 7:12–16).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 20:34

• Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)
• Blindness
• Faith
• Jericho
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

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Commentaries on Matthew 20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings