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Matthew 12:23

23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”

Matthew 12:23 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
English Standard Version (ESV)
23 And all the people were amazed, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"
New Living Translation (NLT)
23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”
The Message Bible (MSG)
23 The people who saw it were impressed - "This has to be the Son of David!"
American Standard Version (ASV)
23 And all the multitudes were amazed, and said, Can this be the son of David?
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
23 The crowds were all amazed and said, "Can this man be the Son of David?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
23 And all the crowds were astounded and said, "Perhaps this is the Son of David!"
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
23 All the people were amazed. They said, "Could this be the Son of David?"

Matthew 12:23 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 12:23

And all the people were amazed
At the cure; it was such an instance of divine power, and so glaring a proof, that the person who wrought it was more than a man, and must be the Messiah. This is to be understood of the greater part of the people, not of every individual, and of the common people only; for it had a different effect upon the Pharisees, as hereafter appears; but in these it not only produced admiration, but conviction, faith, and confession:

and said, is not this the son of David?
or the Messiah; for (dwd Nb) , "the son of David", is a character of the Messiah, well known among the Jews; (See Gill on Matthew 1:1) because he was promised to David, was to be raised up of his seed, and to spring from his loins. This question they put, not as doubting of it, but as inclining, at least, to believe it, if not as expressing their certainty of it: and is, as if they had said, who can this person be but the true Messiah, that has wrought such a miracle as this? for from his miracles they rightly concluded who he was; though the Jews since, in order to deprive Jesus of this true characteristic of the Messiah, deny that miracles are to be performed by him F14.


FOOTNOTES:

F14 Maimon. Hilch. Melacim, c. 11. sect. 3.

Matthew 12:23 In-Context

21 In his name the nations will put their hope.”
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.
23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”
25 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

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