Matthew 12:22

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

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WEBBE

Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him, so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.

BSB

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.

KJV

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.

ASV

Then was brought unto him one possessed with a demon, blind and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the dumb man spake and saw.

BBE

Then they took to him one with an evil spirit, who was blind and had no power of talking: and he made him well so that he had the power of talking and seeing.

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Τότε Tote Then G5119 προσηνέχθη prosēnechthē was brought G4374 αὐτῷ autō to Him G846 δαιμονιζόμενος daimonizomenos [one] being demonised G1139 τυφλὸς tuphlos blind G5185 καὶ kai and G2532 κωφός kōphos mute G2974 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐθεράπευσεν etherapeusen He healed G2323 αὐτὸν auton him G846 ὥστε hōste in order for G5620 τὸν ton the G3588 τυφλὸν tuphlon blind G5185 καὶ kai and G2532 κωφὸν kōphon mute [man] G2974 καὶ kai and G2532 λαλεῖν lalein to speak G2980 καὶ kai and G2532 βλέπειν blepein to see G991

The early church

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Not without reason, after having mentioned that all the multitude was healed together, does he bring in the cure of this man separately who was dæmoniac, blind and dumb. For after the man of the withered hand had been brought before Him, and been healed in the Synagogue, it behoved that the salvation of the Gentiles should be represented in the person of some other afflicted man; he who had been the habitation of a dæmon, and blind and dumb, should be made meet to receive God, should contain God in Christ, and by confession of God should give praise to the works of Christ.
Hilary of Poitiers · d. 367Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
"Then they 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." O wickedness of the evil spirit! he had barred up both entrances, whereby that person should have believed, as well sight as hearing; nevertheless, both did Christ open.
John Chrysostom · d. 407Homilies on Matthew
Three miracles were wrought in one and the same person at the same time; the blind sees, the dumb speaks, the possessed is delivered from the dæmon. This was at that time done in the flesh, but is now daily being fulfilled in the conversion of them that believe; the dæmon is cast out when they first behold the light of the faith, and then their mouths which had before been stopped are opened to utter the praises of God.
Jerome · d. 420Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(Quaest. Ev. i. 4.) For he that believes not, is truly daemoniac, blind, and dumb; and he that has not understanding of the faith, nor confesses, nor gives praise to God, is subject to the devil. (De Cons. Ev. ii. 37) This narrative is given by Luke, not in this place, but after many other things intervening, and speaks of him as dumb only, and not blind. But he is not to be thought to be speaking of another man, because he is silent respecting this one particular; for in what follows he agrees exactly with Matthew.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
The word Then refers to that above, where having healed the man who had the withered hand, He went out of the synagogue. Or it may be taken of a more extended time; Then, namely, when these things were being done or said.
Remigius of Rheims · d. 533Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 against itself; how then could it stand! And if they said that Jesus cast out devils by the prince of the devils, they could not prove that their children cast them out by any other power. There are two great interests in the world; and when unclean spirits are cast out by the Holy Spirit, in the conversion of sinners to a life of faith and obedience, the kingdom of God is come unto us. All who do not aid or rejoice in such a change are against Christ.

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Matthew 9:32–33Luke 11:14

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Topics

Jesus, The ChristMiraclesIntercessionBlindnessDemonsDumb (Deafness, Mute)

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