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Matthew 12:22
22After that, some people brought a man to Jesus. The man had a bad spirit in him. Because of this, he was blind and he could not speak. Jesus caused the man to become well again. The man could speak again and he could see.
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
20He will not hurt weak people. He will be kind to people who are not strong. He will do this until there is justice everywhere. 21All the nations will trust him to save them.’ After that, some people brought a man to Jesus. The man had a bad spirit in him. Because of this, he was blind and he could not speak. Jesus caused the man to become well again. The man could speak again and he could see. 23When Jesus did this, all the people were very surprised. They asked each other, ‘Maybe this man is the Son of David that God will send to us. Could that be true?’ 24The Pharisees also heard about what had happened. They said, ‘This man can send bad spirits out of people only because Beelzebul gives him authority. That is Satan, the one who rules all the bad spirits.’
Read all of Matthew 12Matthew 12:22 word by word
Τότε προσηνέχθη αὐτῷ δαιμονιζόμενος τυφλὸς καὶ κωφός, καὶ ἐθεράπευσεν αὐτὸν ὥστε τὸν κωφὸν λαλεῖν καὶ βλέπειν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- was broughtπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- one possessed with a devilδαιμονίζομαιdaimonizomai · be demonisedG1139
- blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- dumbκωφόςkōphos · deaf/muteG2974
- he healedθεραπεύωtherapeuō · to serve/healG2323
- insomuch thatὥστεhōste · soG5620
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- spakeλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- sawβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
Cross-references for Matthew 12:22
- Matthew 9:32While those two men were leaving, some people brought another man to Jesus. This man could not speak because of a bad spirit in him.
- Mark 3:11Often, a person with a bad spirit saw Jesus. Then, the spirit caused the person to fall down on the ground in front of Jesus. The spirit caused that person to shout out, ‘You are the Son of God.’
- Luke 11:14One day, Jesus was telling a bad spirit to go out of a man. Because of the bad spirit, the man could not speak. But after it had gone out of him, the man could speak again. All the people that were watching were surprised at this.
- Mark 7:35When Jesus said this, the man started to hear. Also, his tongue was able to move properly so that he could speak clearly.
- Mark 9:17A man in the crowd answered. He said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, I brought my son to you. He is not able to speak because he has a bad spirit.
- Psalms 51:15My Lord, help me to speak, and then I will praise you.
- Isaiah 29:18At that time, deaf people will be able to hear when someone is reading words from a book. Blind people who have been living in a dark place will be able see what is happening.
- Isaiah 32:3At that time, everyone who has eyes will be able to see clearly. Everyone who has ears will be able to listen well.
- Isaiah 35:5At that time, he will open the eyes of blind people. Deaf people will hear again.
- Acts 26:18You will help them to understand what is really true. They are like people who live in the dark. Teach them what is true about me. Then they will be like people who live in the light. Now Satan has power over them. Lead them from there into God's kingdom. Then God will forgive them for the wrong things that they have done. Because they believe in me, God will accept them as his own people.” ’
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
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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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