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Matthew 12:23 KJV
Matthew · chapter 12 · verse 23
And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?Matthew 12:23 · King James Version
Matthew 12:23 in context
21And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
22Then 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.
23And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
24But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
25And 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:
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- peopleochlosa crowd, a casual collection of people, a multitude of men who have flocked together in…G3793 →
- amazedexistēmito throw out of position, displace, to amaze, to astonish, throw into wonderment, to be…G1839 →
- saidlegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- sonyhiosa son, rarely used for the young of animals, generally used of the offspring of men, in a…G5207 →
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In these verses we have, I. Christ's glorious conquest of Satan, in the gracious cure of one who, by the divine permission, was under his power, and in his possession, Mat 12:22. Here observe, 1. The man's case was very sad; he was possessed with a devil.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 22-37