Matthew 9:33
31 But they went out and spread the news about Him throughout the land.
32 As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
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!”
34 But the Pharisees said, “It is by the prince of demons that He drives out demons.”
35 Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness.
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
- 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!”
- KJV
- And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- WEB
- When the demon was cast out, the mute man spoke. The multitudes marveled, saying, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”
- ASV
- And when the demon was cast out, the dumb man spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- DARBY
- And the demon having been cast out, the dumb spake. And the crowds were astonished, saying, It has never been seen thus in Israel.
- BLB
- And the demon having been cast out, the mute [man] spoke. And the crowds marveled, saying, “Never thus was it seen in Israel!”
- ÅB
- Og da den onde ånden var drevet ut, snakket han. Og folket undret seg og sa: «Aldri har slikt vært sett i Israel.»
- OTB
- Da demonen var drevet ut, talte den stumme mannen. Folkemengden var forbløffet og sa: "Ingenting som dette har noen gang blitt sett i Israel."
- B1930
- Og da den onde ånd var drevet ut, talte den stumme. Og folket undret sig og sa: Aldri har slikt vært sett i Israel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.
Read in contextExodus 4:11–12
And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
Read in contextMark 7:32–37
Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.
Read in contextLuke 7:9
When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
Read in contextLuke 11:14
One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
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 contextJeremiah 32:20
You performed signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, and You do so to this very day, both in Israel and among all mankind. And You have made a name for Yourself, as is the case to this day.
Read in contextPsalms 76:1
God is known in Judah; His name is great in Israel.
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