Matthew 12:22

Matthew 12:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
• New International Version (NIV)Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then a demon-oppressed man who was blind and mute was brought to him, and he healed him, so that the man spoke and saw.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then one was brought to Him who was demon-possessed, blind and mute; and He healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

Context of Matthew 12:22

20a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory; 21and on his name shall [the] nations hope. Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw. 23And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David? 24But the Pharisees, having heard [it], said, This [man] does not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub, prince of demons.

Matthew 12:22 word by word

Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτὸν ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.Read the interlinear

• broughtπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• oneὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
• sawβλέπωblepō · to seeG991

Cross-references for Matthew 12:22

• Matthew 9:32But as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.
• Mark 3:11And the unclean spirits, when they beheld him, fell down before him, and cried saying, Thou art the Son of God.
• Luke 11:14And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb; and it came to pass, the demon being gone out, the dumb [man] spoke. And the crowds wondered.
• Mark 7:35And immediately his ears were opened, and the band of his tongue was loosed and he spoke right.
• Mark 9:17And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;
• Psalms 51:15Lord, open my lips, and my mouth shall declare thy praise.
• Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
• Isaiah 32:3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken;
• Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and inheritance among them that are sanctified by faith in me.

Commentaries on Matthew 12:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22One possessed with a devil, blind and dumb - A person from whom the indwelling demon took away both sight and hearing. Satan makes himself master of the heart, the eyes, and the tongue of the sinner. His heart he fills with the love of sin; his eyes he blinds that he may not see his guilt, and the perdition which awaits him; and his tongue he hinders from prayer and supplication, though he gives it increasing liberty in blasphemies, lies, slanders, etc…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil - See the notes at Matthew 4:24. The same account, substantially, is found in Mark 3:22-27, and Luke 11:14-26. Matthew 12:23 Is not this the Son of David? - That is, Is not this the promised “descendant” of David, the Messiah? They were acquainted with the prophecy in Isaiah 35:5, “Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped,” and they inferred…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided against itself; how then could…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22-45The Pharisees, the teachers of religious law, and many people of his generation rejected the Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil--"a demonized person." blind and dumb, and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and the dumb both spake and saw.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 12:22

• Blindness
• Demons
• Dumb (Deafness, Mute)
• Intercession
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Adulterous
• Blind
• Condemn
• Desolation
• Dumb
• Idle
• Judgment
• Restore
• Sin
• Wither

Commentaries on Matthew 12

• 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