Matthew 12:23
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
Matthew 12:23 in other translations
| BSB | The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?” |
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| 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? |
| YLT | And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, ‘Is this the Son of David?' |
| DARBY | And all the crowds were amazed and said, Is this man the Son of David? |
| BBE | And all the people were surprised and said, Is not this the Son of David? |
| Webster | And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? |
What does Matthew 12:23 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 12:22-30
A soul under Satan's power, and led captive by him, is blind in the things of God, and dumb at the throne of grace; sees nothing, and says nothing to the purpose. Satan blinds the eyes by unbelief, and seals up the lips from prayer. The more people magnified Christ, the more desirous the Pharisees were to vilify him. It was evident that if Satan aided Jesus in casting out devils, the kingdom of hell was divided…
Matthew 12:23 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Matthew 12:23
- Matthew 9:27
And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us.
- John 4:29
Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
- Matthew 22:42-43
Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They say unto him, The Son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
- Matthew 9:33
And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.
- John 7:40-42
Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?
- Matthew 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.
- Matthew 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: Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.
- Matthew 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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- Matthew 12:22
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.
- Matthew 12:23
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
- Matthew 12:24
But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
Matthew 12:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todas las gentes estaban atónitas, y decían: ¿Será éste aquel Hijo de David? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et toutes les foules étaient hors d’elles et disaient: Celui-ci serait-il le fils de David? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es erstaunte die ganze Volksmenge und sagte: Dieser ist doch nicht etwa der Sohn Davids? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et stupebant omnes turbæ, et dicebant: Numquid hic est filius David? |