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 there. He asked the two men, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ 33‘Sir,’ the men replied, ‘we want to see again.’ Jesus 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 20:34 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 Jesus saw the crowds of people, he felt sorry for them. They had trouble in their minds. They had nobody to help them. Jesus thought, ‘These people are like sheep that have nobody to take care of them.’
• Matthew 14:14Jesus got out of the boat. He saw a large crowd there on the shore. He felt sorry for them. There were sick people among them and he made them well again.
• Matthew 15:32Then Jesus told his disciples to come to him. ‘I feel sorry for this crowd,’ he said to them. ‘They have been here with me now for three days. They do not have any food. I do not want to send them away while they are hungry. They might fall down during their journey because they are weak.’
• Psalms 145:8How very kind the Lord is! He is very patient and his faithful love continues.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord Jesus saw her, he felt very sorry for her. He said to her, ‘Do not cry.’
• John 11:33Jesus saw that Mary was weeping. He saw that the Jews who had come with her were weeping too. When Jesus saw them, he felt very sad in his spirit. He was upset about Lazarus's death.
• Hebrews 2:17Because of that, it was necessary for Jesus to become completely like us, his brothers and sisters. He had to become God's servant on our behalf, like God's most important priest. In that way, he could serve God well and be kind to us. He died as a sacrifice so that God could forgive us for our sins.
• Hebrews 4:15Jesus, our great priest understands us. He knows how weak we are. He knows that we sometimes want to do wrong things. The Devil tried to make him do all those same kinds of wrong things. But Jesus never did anything wrong.
• 1 Peter 3:8Now I want to say this to you before I finish my letter. All of you should agree with each other in what you think. You should try to understand how other people are feeling. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be kind to each other. Do not think that you are more important than other people.
• Matthew 9:29So Jesus touched the men's eyes. He said to them, ‘Because you believed in me, you will now see again.’
• Mark 7:33Jesus led the man away from the crowd. He put his fingers into the man's ears. Then he spat on his hands and touched the man's tongue.
• Luke 22:51‘That is enough!’ Jesus said. He then touched the man's ear and made him well again.
• John 9:6When Jesus had finished speaking, he spat on the ground. He mixed it with dirt on the ground so that he made mud. Then he put some of the mud on the eyes of the blind man.
• Matthew 8:15Jesus touched her hand and immediately she was well again. So she got up and she prepared food for Jesus.
• Psalms 119:67Before you showed me what was right, I made mistakes, but now I obey your teaching.
• Luke 18:43Immediately, the man could see again. He started to follow Jesus along the road. He was praising God. Many people saw what had happened. They also 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

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle
• Jericho
• Prepare
• Ransom

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