New American Standard Bible 2020
Matthew 20:34
34Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
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
32And Jesus stopped and called them, and said, “What do you want Me to do for you?” 33They said to Him, “Lord, we want our eyes to be opened.” Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes; and immediately they regained their sight and followed Him.
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σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἥψατο τῶν ὀμμάτων αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέβλεψαν καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 20:34
- Matthew 9:36Seeing the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and downcast, like sheep without a shepherd.
- Matthew 14:14When He came ashore, He saw a large crowd, and felt compassion for them and healed their sick.
- Matthew 15:32Now 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.”
- Psalms 145:8The Lord is gracious and compassionate; Slow to anger and great in mercy.
- Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, He felt compassion for her and said to her, “Do not go on weeping.”
- John 11:33Therefore when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and was troubled,
- Hebrews 2:17Therefore, in all things He had to be made like His brothers so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people.
- Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things just as we are, yet without sin.
- 1 Peter 3:8To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, loving, compassionate, and humble;
- Matthew 9:29Then He touched their eyes, saying, “It shall be done for you according to your faith.”
- Mark 7:33And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers in his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue with the saliva;
- Luke 22:51But Jesus responded and said, “Stop! No more of this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.
- John 9:6When He had said this, He spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes,
- Matthew 8:15And He touched her hand, and the fever left her; and she got up and waited on Him.
- Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word.
- 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.
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
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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
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