Matthew 9:32

Matthew 9:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
• New International Version (NIV)While they were going out, a man who was demon-possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As they were going away, behold, a demon-oppressed man who was mute was brought to him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute and demon-possessed.

Context of Matthew 9:32

30Then they could see. He warned them, “Don’t let anyone know about this!” 31But they went out and spread the news about him throughout that region. As they were leaving, some people brought a man to Jesus. The man was unable to talk because he was possessed by a demon. 33But as soon as the demon was forced out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “We have never seen anything like this in Israel!” 34But the Pharisees said, “He forces demons out of people with the help of the ruler of demons.”

Matthew 9:32 word by word

Αὐτῶν δὲ ἐξερχομένων ἰδοὺ προσήνεγκαν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπον κωφὸν δαιμονιζόμενον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Asδέde · thenG1161
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• went outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• they broughtπροσφέρωprospherō · to bring toG4374
• a dumbκωφόςkōphos · deaf/muteG2974
• manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• possessed with a devilδαιμονίζομαιdaimonizomai · be demonisedG1139

Cross-references for Matthew 9:32

• Matthew 12:22Then 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Commentaries on Matthew 9:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32A dumb man possessed with a devil - Some demons rendered the persons they possessed paralytic, some blind, others dumb, etc. It was the interest of Satan to hide his influences under the appearance of natural disorders. A man who does not acknowledge his sin to God, who prays not for salvation, who returns no praises for the mercies he is continually receiving, may well be said to be possessed with a dumb demon.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32And as they went out, behold, they brought unto him - That is, the friends of the dumb man brought him. This seems to have occurred as soon as the blind men which had been healed left him. Possibly it was from what they had observed of his power in healing them. A dumb man possessed with a devil - That is, the effect of the “possession,” in his case, was to deprive him of speech. Those “possessed with devils” were affected in different ways (see the notes…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 32-34Verses 32-34 Of the two, better a dumb devil than a blaspheming one. Christ's cures strike at the root, and remove the effect by taking away the cause; they open the lips, by breaking Satan's power in the soul. Nothing can convince those who are under the power of pride. They will believe anything, however false or absurd, rather than the Holy Scriptures; thus they show the enmity of their hearts against a holy God.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32Healing the deaf so that they can hear, and the mute so that they can speak, is a sign of the kingdom of God (Matthew 11:4–5; Isaiah 35:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil--"demonized." The dumbness was not natural, but was the effect of the possession.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 9:32

• Demons
• Dumb (Deafness, Mute)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Matthew 9

• 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