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Matthew 12:21-23
King James Version
Matthew 12:21-23
King James Version
21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
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.
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
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Matthew 12:21-23
New International Version
Matthew 12:21-23
New International Version
Jesus and Beelzebul(B)
22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(C) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(D)
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- Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
Matthew 12:21-23
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 12:21-23
New Catholic Bible
21 and in his name the Gentiles will place their hope.”
22 Whoever Is Not with Me Is against Me.[a] Then they brought to him a man who was unable to either see or speak and who was possessed by a demon. He cured him, so that the man who was mute both spoke and saw. 23 All the people were astonished, and they said, “Is this not the Son of David?”[b]
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- Matthew 12:22 On certain days, Jesus confronts physically, so to speak, the forces of evil that keep human beings enslaved, as in the case of a possessed man rendered deaf and mute. By healing him Jesus shows that he frees people from every type of alienation and possession; he sets back the incursion of evil. How could the Pharisees suspect that Jesus belongs to this world of darkness? Moreover, they admit that their own “children,” i.e., disciples, also fight to free human beings from the powers of evil! When Jesus acts, the Spirit is at work, the kingdom of God is at hand, and everyone must take part in it. The blasphemy against the Spirit consists in ascribing to the devil the work of the Holy Spirit and is the result of becoming hardened in an attitude of refusal, which may one day be irremediable. This warning is given to the Pharisees and, through them, to every reader.
- Matthew 12:23 Son of David: see note on Mt 9:27.
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