Matthew 12:23
21 In His name the nations will put their hope.”
22 Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
- KJV
- And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
- WEB
- All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”
- ASV
- And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
- DARBY
- And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this [man] the Son of David?
- BLB
- And all the crowds were amazed and were saying, “Is this the Son of David?”
- ÅB
- Og alle ble ute av seg av forundring og sa: «Kan dette være Davids sønn?»
- OTB
- Alle menneskene ble forundret og sa: «Kan dette være Davids sønn?»
- B1930
- Og alt folket blev ute av sig selv av forundring og sa: Mon dette skulde være Davids sønn?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 9:27
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
Read in contextJohn 4:29
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”
Read in contextMatthew 22:42–43
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
Read in contextMatthew 9:33
And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
Read in contextJohn 7:40–42
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
Read in contextMatthew 21:9
The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed were shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
Read in contextMatthew 15:30–31
Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them.
Read in contextMatthew 15:22
And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
Read in context