Matthew 15:31

Matthew 15:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the God of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that the crowd wondered, when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled healthy, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the multitude marveled when they saw the mute speaking, the maimed made whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Context of Matthew 15:31

29Departing from there, Jesus went along by the Sea of Galilee, and having gone up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30And large crowds came to Him, bringing with them those who were lame, crippled, blind, mute, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. 32And Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, for they might faint on the way.” 33The disciples said to Him, “Where would we get so many loaves in this desolate place to satisfy such a large crowd?”

Matthew 15:31 word by word

ὥστε τὸν ὄχλον θαυμάσαι βλέποντας κωφοὺς λαλοῦντας, κυλλοὺς ὑγιεῖς, καὶ χωλοὺς περιπατοῦντας, καὶ τυφλοὺς βλέποντας. καὶ ἐδόξασαν τὸν θεὸν Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

• Soὥστεhōste · soG5620
• the crowdὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• marveledθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• as they sawβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• the muteκωφόςkōphos · deaf/muteG2974
• speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• the crippledκυλλόςkullos · crippledG2948
• restoredὑγιήςhugiēs · healthyG5199
• and the lameχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• walkingπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• and the blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Matthew 15:31

• Matthew 9:33After the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
• Mark 7:37They were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”
• Matthew 18:8“If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire.
• Mark 9:43If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire,
• Luke 14:13But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
• Matthew 21:14And the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.
• Acts 3:2And a man who had been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.
• Acts 14:8At Lystra a man was sitting who had no strength in his feet, lame from his mother’s womb, who had never walked.
• Matthew 9:8But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me.”
• Mark 2:12And he got up and immediately picked up the pallet and went out in the sight of everyone, so that they were all amazed and were glorifying God, saying, “We have never seen anything like this.”
• Luke 7:16Fear gripped them all, and they began glorifying God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and, “God has visited His people!”
• Luke 17:15Now one of them, when he saw that he had been healed, turned back, glorifying God with a loud voice,
• Luke 18:43Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him, glorifying God; and when all the people saw it, they gave praise to God.
• John 9:24So a second time they called the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner.”
• Genesis 32:28He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Commentaries on Matthew 15:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31The multitude wondered - And well they might, when they had such proofs of the miraculous power and love of God before their eyes. Blessed be God! the same miracles are continued in their spiritual reference. All the disorders of the soul are still cured by the power of Jesus.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-31Verses 29-31 Sea of Galilee - That is, the Lake of Gennesaret. For an account of the principal diseases mentioned here, see the notes at Matthew 4:24. Maimed - Those to whom a hand or foot was wanting. See Matthew 18:8. To cure them - that is, to restore a hand or foot - was a direct act of creative power. It is no wonder, therefore, that the people wondered. And they glorified the God of Israel - To glorify here means to praise; to acknowledge his power…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-39Verses 29-39 Whatever our case is, the only way to find ease and relief, is to lay it at Christ's feet, to submit it to him, and refer it to his disposal. Those who would have spiritual healing from Christ, must be ruled as he pleases. See what work sin has made; what various diseases human bodies are subject to. Here were such diseases as fancy could neither guess the cause nor the cure of, yet these were subject to the command of Christ. The spiritual…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-31Jesus returned to an area with mostly Gentiles (non-Jews) and performed many miracles. Although God mainly sent Jesus for Israel (Matthew 15:21–28), Jesus also started a new era for Gentile salvation (1:3, 5–6; 2:1–12; 4:12–16; 8:5–13; 15:21–28; 28:16–20). These healings show that God's kingdom began with the work of Jesus (8:1–9:34; 11:5–6; 12:28). the God of Israel: This suggests that the crowd (15:30) was mostly Gentile.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 15:31

• Dumb (Deafness, Mute)
• Galilee
• Glorifying God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lameness

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Commandment
• Continue
• Draught
• Fill
• Release
• Sin
• Teach
• Tradition

Commentaries on Matthew 15

• 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