Matthew 20:34

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

32Jesus stopped, called them, and said, “What do you want me to do for you?” 33They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.” Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

Matthew 20:34 word by word

σπλαγχνισθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἥψατο τῶν ὀμμάτων αὐτῶν, καὶ εὐθέως ἀνέβλεψαν καὶ ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Soδέde · thenG1161
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• had compassionσπλαγχνίζωsplagchnizomai · to pityG4697
• and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• eyesὀφθαλμόςophthalmos · eyeG3788
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• received sightἀναβλέπωanablepō · to look up/againG308
• they followedἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190

Cross-references for Matthew 20:34

• Matthew 9:36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matthew 14:14As he got out he saw the large crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
• Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called the disciples and said, “I have compassion on the crowd, because they have already been here with me three days and they have nothing to eat. I don’t want to send them away hungry since they may faint on the way.”
• Psalms 145:8The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.
• Luke 7:13When the Lord saw her, he had compassion for her and said to her, “Do not weep.”
• John 11:33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the people who had come with her weeping, he was intensely moved in spirit and greatly distressed.
• Hebrews 2:17Therefore he had to be made like his brothers and sisters in every respect, so that he could become a merciful and faithful high priest in things relating to God, to make atonement for the sins of the people.
• Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest incapable of sympathizing with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way just as we are, yet without sin.
• 1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.
• Matthew 9:29Then he touched their eyes saying, “Let it be done for you according to your faith.”
• Mark 7:33After Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, he put his fingers in the man’s ears, and after spitting, he touched his tongue.
• Luke 22:51But Jesus said, “Enough of this!” And he touched the man’s ear and healed him.
• John 9:6Having said this, he spat on the ground and made some mud with the saliva. He smeared the mud on the blind man’s eyes
• Matthew 8:15He touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve them.
• Psalms 119:67Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions.
• Luke 18:43And immediately he regained his sight and followed Jesus, praising God. When all the people saw it, they too 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

Topics related to Matthew 20:34

• Bartimeus (Bartimaeus)
• Blindness
• Faith
• Jericho
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Agree
• Choose
• Condemn
• Drink
• Idle
• Jericho
• Prepare
• Ransom

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