Matthew 12:22

Modern

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

Traditional

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.

Literal

Then was brought to Him one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, and He healed him, in order for the mute man to speak and to see.

Latin

Tunc oblatus est ei dæmonium habens, cæcus, et mutus, et curavit eum ita ut loqueretur, et videret.

Greek

English

Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

The Pharisees, the teachers of religious law, and many people of his generation rejected the Messiah.

Theme notes and profiles

Luke 11:14–15
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,
Isaiah 29:18
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Mark 7:35–37
Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
Isaiah 35:5–6
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Mark 3:11
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
Acts 26:18
…to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
Matthew 4:24
News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Matthew 9:32–34
As they were leaving, a demon-possessed man who was mute was brought to Jesus.
Isaiah 32:3–4
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Psalm 51:15
O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.
Mark 9:17–26
Someone in the crowd replied, “Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute.