Matthew 9 · Verse 32

Matthew 9:32

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.
Matthew 9:32, King James Version

Matthew 9:32 in other translations

BSBAs they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
WEBAs they went out, behold, a mute man who was demon possessed was brought to him.
ASVAnd as they went forth, behold, there was brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.
YLTAnd as they are coming forth, lo, they brought to him a man dumb, a demoniac,
DARBYBut as these were going out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed by a demon.
BBEAnd while they were going away, there came to him a man without the power of talking, and with an evil spirit.
WebsterAs thy went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a demon.

What does Matthew 9:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil--"demonized." The dumbness was not natural, but was the effect of the possession.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 32.

(m) "dumb man" Mt 12:22, Lk 11:14

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 A dumb man possessed with a devil - Some demons rendered the persons they possessed paralytic, some blind, others dumb, etc. It was the interest of Satan to hide his influences under the appearance of natural disorders. A man who does not acknowledge his sin to God, who prays not for salvation, who returns no praises for the mercies he is continually receiving, may well be said to be possessed with a dumb demon.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 9:32-34
Of the two, better a dumb devil than a blaspheming one. Christ's cures strike at the root, and remove the effect by taking away the cause; they open the lips, by breaking Satan's power in the soul. Nothing can convince those who are under the power of pride. They will believe anything, however false or absurd, rather than the Holy Scriptures; thus they show the enmity of their hearts against a holy God.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Matthew 9:32 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΑὐτῶνAutōn[As] theyG846
δὲdenowG1161
ἐξερχομένωνexerchomenōnwere going outG1831
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400
προσήνεγκανprosēnegkanthey broughtG4374
αὐτῷautōto HimG846
ἄνθρωπονanthrōpona manG444
κωφὸνkōphonmute [and]G2974
δαιμονιζόμενον.daimonizomenondemonised.G1139

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 9:32

  • Matthew 4:24

    And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.

  • Matthew 12:22-24

    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? But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.

  • Luke 11:14

    And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.

  • Mark 9:17-27

    And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me. And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a dumb.
12:22,23; Mr 9:17-27; Lu 11:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 9:31

    But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.

  • Matthew 9:32

    As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

  • 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.

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Matthew 9:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y saliendo ellos, he aquí, le trajeron un hombre mudo, endemoniado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et comme ils sortaient, voici, on lui amena un homme muet, démoniaque.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Als sie aber weggingen, siehe, da brachten sie einen stummen Menschen zu ihm, der besessen war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Egressis autem illis, ecce obtulerunt ei hominem mutum, dæmonium habentem.