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Matthew 12:23
23And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
Matthew 12:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
- New International Version (NIV)All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)And all the multitudes were amazed and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
Context of Matthew 12:23
21and on his name shall [the] nations hope. 22Then was brought to him one possessed by a demon, blind and dumb, and he healed him, so that the dumb [man] spake and saw. And 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. 25But he, knowing their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not subsist.
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καὶ ἐξίσταντο πάντες οἱ ὄχλοι καὶ ἔλεγον· μήτι οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱὸς Δαυίδ;¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 12:23
- Matthew 9:33And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.
- Matthew 15:30and great crowds came to him, having with them lame, blind, dumb, crippled, and many others, and they cast them at his feet, and he healed them:
- Matthew 9:27And as Jesus passed on thence, two blind [men] followed him, crying and saying, Have mercy on us, Son of David.
- Matthew 15:22and lo, a Canaanitish woman, coming out from those borders, cried [to him] saying, Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.
- Matthew 21:9And the crowds who went before him and who followed cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed [be] he who comes in the name of [the] Lord; hosanna in the highest.
- Matthew 22:42saying, What think ye concerning the Christ? whose son is he? They say to him, David's.
- John 4:29Come, see a man who told me all things I had ever done: is not he the Christ?
- John 7:40[Some] out of the crowd therefore, having heard this word, said, This is truly the prophet.
Commentaries on Matthew 12:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Is not this the son of David? - Is not this the true Messiah? Do not these miracles sufficiently prove it? See Isaiah 35:5.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. 23People were amazed by the miracles Jesus performed (Mark 2:12; 6:51; Luke 2:47; 8:56; 24:22). Could this be: The question expected a negative answer. Jesus did not fit their idea of the Messiah, but his miracles made them wonder.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?--The form of the interrogative requires this to be rendered, "Is this the Son of David?" And as questions put in this form (in Greek) suppose doubt, and expect rather a negative answer, the meaning is, "Can it possibly be?"--the people thus indicating their secret impression that this must be He; yet saving themselves from the wrath of the ecclesiastics, which a direct assertion…Read the comment
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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
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