Matthew 12:23
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall 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
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
Read in contextJohn 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
Read in contextMatthew 22:42–43
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David.
Read in contextMatthew 9:33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
Read in contextJohn 7:40–42
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
Read in contextMatthew 21:9
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Read in contextMatthew 15:30–31
And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet; and he healed them:
Read in contextMatthew 15:22
And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil.
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