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 the Sea of Galilee, and after going up on the mountain, He was sitting there. 30And large crowds came to Him bringing with them those who were limping, had impaired limbs, were blind, or were unable to speak, and many others, and they laid them down at His feet; and He healed them. So the crowd was astonished as they saw those who were unable to speak talking, those with impaired limbs restored, those who were limping walking around, and those who were blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel. 32Now Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “I feel compassion for the people, because they have remained with Me now for 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
• wasθαυμάζωthaumazō · to marvelG2296
• as they sawβλέπωblepō · to seeG991
• those who were unableκωφόςkōphos · deaf/muteG2974
• talkingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• those with impairedκυλλόςkullos · crippledG2948
• restoredὑγιήςhugiēs · healthyG5199
• those who were limpingχωλόςchōlos · lameG5560
• walkingπεριπατέωperipateō · to walkG4043
• and those who were blindτυφλόςtuphlos · blindG5185
• glorifiedδοξάζωdoxazō · to glorifyG1392
• the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Matthew 15:31

• Matthew 9:33And after the demon was cast out, the man who was previously unable to speak talked; and the crowds were amazed, and were saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.”
• Mark 7:37And they were utterly astonished, saying, “He has done all things well; He makes even those who are deaf hear, and those who are unable to talk, speak.”
• Matthew 18:8“And if your hand or your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; it is better for you to enter life maimed or without a foot, than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
• Mark 9:43And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire.
• Luke 14:13But whenever you give a banquet, invite people who are poor, who have disabilities, who are limping, and people who are blind;
• Matthew 21:14And those who were blind and those who limped came to Him in the temple area, and He healed them.
• Acts 3:2And a man who had been unable to walk from birth was being carried, whom they used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, in order for him to beg for charitable gifts from those entering the temple grounds.
• Acts 14:8In Lystra a man was sitting whose feet were incapacitated. He had been disabled from his mother’s womb, and had never walked.
• Matthew 9:8But when the crowds saw this, they were awestruck, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
• Psalms 50:15Call upon Me on the day of trouble; I will 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 appeared 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 18:43And immediately 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 for a second time they summoned the man who had been blind, and said to him, “Give glory to God; we know that this Man is a sinner.”
• Genesis 32:28Then he said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have contended 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