Matthew 20:33

Matthew 20:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
• New International Version (NIV)“Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)They said to him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened."
• New King James Version (NKJV)They said to Him, “Lord, that our eyes may be opened.”

Context of Matthew 20:33

31The people who were in the crowd were angry with them. They told them that they should be quiet. But the men shouted even louder, ‘Master! Son of David! Please help us!’ 32Jesus stopped there. He asked the two men, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Sir,’ the men replied, ‘we want to see again.’ 34Jesus felt sorry for the two men. He touched their eyes and immediately the men could see again. So they followed Jesus along the road.

Matthew 20:33 word by word

λέγουσιν αὐτῷ· κύριε, ἵνα ἀνοιγῶσιν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ ἡμῶν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• eyesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• may be openedἀνοίγωanoigō · to openG455

Cross-references for Matthew 20:33

• Psalms 119:18Open my eyes wide! Then I will see great things in your Law.
• Ephesians 1:17God is very great! He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that his Holy Spirit will make you wise. I pray that his Holy Spirit will help you to understand what God is like. Then you will know God better and better.

Commentaries on Matthew 20:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33That our eyes may be opened - He who feels his own sore, and the plague of his heart, has no great need of a prompter in prayer. A hungry man can easily ask bread; he has no need to go to a book to get expressions to state his wants in; his hunger tells him he wants food, and he tells this to the person from whom he expects relief. Helps to devotion, in all ordinary cases, may be of great use; in extraordinary cases they can be of little importance; the…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 20:33

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

In the dictionaries

• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle
• Jericho
• Prepare
• Ransom
• Wrong
• Bartimaeus

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