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Matthew 9:28
And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him; and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord.
And when He was come into the house, the blind men came to Him; and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord.
Verse Matthew 9:28. _WHEN HE WAS COME UNTO THE HOUSE_] That is, the house of Peter at Capernaum, where he ordinarily lodged. _BELIEVE YE THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THIS?_] Without _faith_ Jesus does nothin...
AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE HOUSE - That is, either into the house which he usually occupied in Capernaum, or the house of some friend. They had followed him, but thus far he had not seemed to heed...
CHAPTER 9 1. A Man Sick of the Palsy Healed. (Matthew 9:1 .) 2. The Call of Matthew (Matthew 9:9 .) 3. With the Publicans and the Sinners. (Matthew 9:10 .) 4. The Question of John's Disciples. ...
TWO BLIND MEN HEALED. Mt. only; perhaps a doublet of Matthew 20:20, with reminiscences (in Matthew 9:30 f.) of Mark 1:43. See M-' Neile, 128f. Son of David first appears as a Messianic title in Ps. So...
THE BLIND MEN CAME TO HIM. Not until he was come into the house he was seeking. The Lord did Dot heed their cry until they had been drawn out of the great throng, probably because he did not wish to...
THE GROWTH OF OPPOSITION (Matthew 9:1-34) We have repeatedly seen that in Matthew's gospel there is nothing haphazard. It is carefully planned and carefully designed. In Matthew 9:1-38 we see another...
And, as he passed on from there, two blind men followed him, shouting. "Have pity on us, they said, "you Son of David." When he came into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, " Do...
THE HOUSE, OR HIS HOUSE. See note on _e._ 10. SAID. say....
A Cure of two Blind Men Peculiar to St Matthew. Archbp. Trench alludes to the fact that cases of blindness are far more numerous in the East than in Western countries. "The dust and flying sand enter...
For ναὶ see Bp. Ellicott on Philippians 4:3. Here of assent to a question, as ch. Matthew 17:25, and as always in John. Sometimes of assent to a statement, as ch. Matthew 15:27, or strongly asseverati...
A CURE OF TWO BLIND MEN Peculiar to St Matthew. Archbp. Trench alludes to the fact that cases of blindness are far more numerous in the East than in Western countries. ‘The dust and flying sand enter...
Ver 27. And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, "Thou Son of David, have mercy on us." 28. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and J...
_COMPASSION HEALED THE BLIND, MUTE AND CALLED FOR LABORERS MATTHEW 9:27-38:_ The request of the blind men was, "have pity and mercy on us." In compassion Jesus touched their eyes and gave them sight....
ΈΛΘΌΝΤΝ _aor. act. part. dat. sing. от_ ΈΡΧΟΜΑΙ (G2064) (о _dat. см._ Matthew 9:27). ΠΙΣΤΕΎΕΤΕ _praes. imper. act. от_ ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ (G4100) верить, полагаться, доверять, ΠΟΊΗΣΑΝ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΠΟΙΈΩ...
DISCOURSE: 1339 TWO BLIND MEN HEALED Matthew 9:28. _And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him...
BELIEVE YE THAT I AM ABLE, &C.— See the note on Mark 9:23 where the reasons of proposing this question before the cure, and of conferring the cure in this form or expression, are assigned....
SECTION 21 JESUS GIVES SIGHT TO TWO BLIND MEN AND FREES A DUMB DEMONIAC TEXT: 9:27-34 27. And as Jesus passed by from thence, two blind men followed him, crying out, and saying, Have mercy on us,...
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE HOUSE....
14 It is a most difficult lesson for the saints to learn, that God's dealings with His creatures change, and that their conduct should change accordingly, John's disciples thought that the Lord's foll...
THE SICK OF THE PALSY. CALL OF MATTHEW. RAISING OF JAIRUS' DAUGHTER 1-8. The paralytic healed and his sins forgiven (Mark 2:1; Luke 5:17). The peculiarity of this miracle is that it was worked to prov...
HEALING OF TWO BLIND MEN IN THE HOUSE (peculiar to St. Matthew). Blindness, chiefly as the result of ophthalmia, is exceedingly common in the East, and several miracles of restoring sight to the blind...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 3. THE MAN WHO COULD NOT WALK 9:1-8 V1 Then Jesus stepped into a boat. He went back across the lake and arrived at his own town. V...
INTO THE HOUSE. — The article indicates the house in which He sojourned at Capernaum, probably that of St. Peter. BELIEVE YE THAT I AM ABLE TO DO THIS? — The cry, “Have mercy on us,” had implied the...
CHAPTER 8 The Signs of the Kingdom - Matthew 8:1 - Matthew 9:1 REFERRING to Matthew 4:23, we find the work of Christ at the beginning of His ministry summarised as teaching and preaching and healing...
ἐλθόντι εἰς τ. ο. προσῆλθον : they follow, and Jesus at last takes notice of them, asking if they have faith in His power. His previous conduct might throw doubt on His willingness, but that is dispel...
_Two blind men_. This miracle-narrative and the next paratively colourless and uninteresting. They bring under notice two new types of disease, blindness and possession accompanied with dumbness. The...
THE MERCIFUL DELIVERER Matthew 9:27-34 It is thus that the Master speaks to us: _Believe ye_ that I am able to make you happy, though you are cut off from the light and gladness of the world? _Believ...
The King now exercised His authority in a new way. He pronounced pardon on a sinner, and straightway opposition was aroused. To the questioning and rebellious hearts He vindicated His authority to for...
THE BLIND MEN HEALED Matthew 9:27-31. “And two blind men followed Him coming out from thence [i.e., from Jairus's house], saying, Have mercy on us, O Son of David! And the two blind men came to Him, h...
Concerning this miracle, I beg the Reader particularly to observe, that the cry of those men was evidently the cry of faith: for the name by which they distinguished Christ, Thou SON of David! was the...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
28._Do you believe that I can do this? _But from other passages of Scripture, it is evident that our knowledge of his power will be cold and unprofitable, if we are not convinced of his willingness. A...
In the following chapter (chapter 9), while acting in the character and according to the power of Jehovah (as we read in Psalms 103), "Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases...
AND WHEN HE WAS COME INTO THE HOUSE,.... In which he dwelt, whilst at Capernaum: for he took no notice of them by the way; but though they followed him close, and cried vehemently, he did not stop to...
And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Ver. 28. _And when he was come into the...
_And when Jesus departed thence_ Namely, from the ruler's house; _two blind men_, who probably had heard of his being there, and waited for his coming out; _followed him_ As he went through the street...
Before he gives men the blessings which they need, he often tries the reality and strength of their faith, and leads them to manifest that they believe he is able to give what they seek; and thus, by...
Returning to His own city, Capernaum, He has brought to Him a man totally helpless, lying on a bed. This case of palsy is indicative of the complete debilitating effects of sin: man is left without st...
27-31 At this time the Jews expected Messiah would appear; these blind men knew and proclaimed in the streets of Capernaum that he was come, and that Jesus was he. Those who, by the providence of God...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 9:31"....
Matthew 9:28 And G1161 come G2064 (G5631) into G1519 house G3614 men G5185 came G4334 (G5656) Him...
‘And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” The persistence of the blind men is brought out here. They had not...
THE RESTORING OF SIGHT TO TWO BLIND MEN. The raising of the Ruler's daughter from the dead is now followed by a further Messianic sign, the opening of the eyes of the blind (see Matthew 11:5). In this...
WHAT JESUS HAS TO OFFER AND THE GROWTH OF PHARISAIC OPPOSITION (9:10-34). We are now informed about the first open opposition among the Pharisees to Jesus. The Pharisees had seemingly previously appro...
Matthew 9:28. INTO THE HOUSE. Our Lord allowed them to cry on until He reached ‘the house' (wherever it was), in order to draw out the expression of their faith. Possibly He would avoid a public respo...
The four miracles mentioned in this section seem to have occurred in immediate succession. On the way to the house of the ruler, the woman with an issue of blood is cured; the ruler's daughter is rais...
Matthew 9:27. _And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house,_ I suppose the house at Capern...
Matthew 9:1. _And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came into his own city._ Our Lord had given these Gergesenes an opportunity of becoming his disciples, the kingdom of God had come very...
Matthew 9:18. _While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall li...
Matthew 9:27. _And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou Son of David, have mercy on us._ No sooner does Jesus move than fresh candidates for his bounty app...
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Answering the Pharisees. Healing of woman with issue of blood. Daughter of a ruler raised from the dead. Two blind men healed. A demon cast out....
Matthew 9:1. _Jesus came into his own city,_ Capernaum, as in Mark. Our Saviour was a stranger on earth, born in Bethlehem, an exile in Egypt, resident at Nazareth, but latterly in Capernaum. Matthew...
DO YOU BELIEVE THAT I CAN DO THIS? They follow him into the house and come up to him. What Jesus asks them, requires a confession of their faith. They give it in their answer....
CHAPTER 9 _Passed over_ : that is, sailed across the sea of Galilee, to its western side. _And came into his own city._ Sedulius thinks Bethlehem is meant because he was born there. S. Jerome, with mo...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 9:27. TWO BLIND MEN.—This miracle narrated by St. Matthew only. Blindness is a far more frequent calamity in Palestine and the adjoining countries than with us. Its frequency...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 9:1 _The_ _paralytic forgiven and healed. _Parallel passages: Mark 2:1; Luke 5:17. (For connexion of thought, cf....
And so he entered into a ship, and he passed over, and he came to his own city (Matthew 9:1). His own city being Capernaum. I told you that was his headquarters. And, behold, they brought to him a ma...
John 11:26; John 11:40; John 4:48; Matthew 13:58; Matthew 8:2;...