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

20He will not break off a damaged cattail. He will not even put out a smoking wick until he has made justice victorious. 21The nations will have hope because of him.” Then some people brought Jesus a man possessed by a demon. The demon made the man blind and unable to talk. Jesus cured him so that he could talk and see. 23The crowds were all amazed and said, “Can this man be the Son of David?” 24When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “This man can force demons out of people only with the help of Beelzebul, the ruler 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

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 9:32As they were leaving, some people brought a man to Jesus. The man was unable to talk because he was possessed by a demon.
• Mark 3:11Whenever people with evil spirits saw him, they would fall down in front of him and shout, “You are the Son of God!”
• Luke 11:14Jesus was forcing a demon out of a man. The demon had made the man unable to talk. When the demon had gone out, the man began to talk. The people were amazed.
• Mark 7:35At once the man could hear and talk normally.
• Mark 9:17A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son. He is possessed by a spirit that won’t let him talk.
• Psalms 51:15O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will tell about your praise.
• Isaiah 29:18When that day comes, the deaf will hear the words written in the book. The blind will see out of their gloom and darkness.
• Isaiah 32:3Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, and the ears of those who can hear will pay attention.
• Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
• Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing 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